New drugs, new techniques, new indications in pediatric regional anesthesia

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 420-427

  De Negri, P ^a   Ivani, G ^b   Tirri, T ^a   Favullo, L ^a   Nardelli, A ^a  

^a REFERRAL CANCER CENTER OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b Hospital Regina Margberita   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, conduction; Child; Local anesthetics; Nerve block; Pain, post operative, prevention and control

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEW DRUG; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANALGESIA; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; PEDIATRICS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERIPHERAL NERVE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; CHILD; METHODOLOGY;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK;

EID: 0036580178     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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