Does the addition of fentanyl to bupivacaine in caudal epidural block have an effect on the plasma level of catecholamines in children?

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1029-1033

  Gaitini, L A ^a   Somri, M ^a   Vaida, S J ^a   Yanovski, B ^a   Mogilner, G ^a   Sabo, E ^a   Lischinsky, S ^b,c   Greenberg, A ^b,c   Levy, N ^b,c   Zinder, O ^b,c  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CATECHOLAMINE; EMLA; FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NORADRENALIN;

ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HERNIA; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0034061698     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200005000-00006     Document Type: Article

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