The effect of ketamine on 0.25% and 0.125% bupivacaine for caudal epidural blockade in children

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-34

  Johnston, P ^a   Findlow, D ^a   Aldridge, L M ^a   Doyle, E ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Caudal analgesia; Ketamine; Orchidopexy

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; KETAMINE;

ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KETAMINE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS; URINARY RETENTION; WALKING;

EID: 0032928019     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1999.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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