Comparison of clonidine 1 μg kg-1 with morphine 30 μg kg-1 for post-operative caudal analgesia in children

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 42-46

  Luz, G ^a   Innerhofer, P ^a   Oswald, E ^a   Salner, E ^a   Hager, J ^a   Sparr, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Bupivacaine; Caudal; Clonidine; Morphine; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODYNAMICS; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORCHIDOPEXY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

ABDOMEN; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLONIDINE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INFANT; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0033066684     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.1999.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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