Caudal anaesthesia with 0.375% ropivacaine or 0.375% bupivacaine in paediatric patients

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 507-508

  Da Conceicao, M J ^a,b   Coelho, L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL INFANTIL JOANA DE GUSMÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, paediatric; Anaesthetic techniques, regional, caudal; Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Anaesthetics local, ropivacaine; Analgesia, postoperative

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE BLOCK; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031943781     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/80.4.507     Document Type: Article

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