Awake caudal anesthesia for inguinal surgery in one conjoined twin

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 412-413

  Seefelder, Christian ^a,b   Hill, David R ^a,b   Shamberger, Robert C ^a,b   Holzman, Robert S ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CONJOINED TWINS; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; MALE; TWINS, CONJOINED;

EID: 0037301954     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200302000-00021     Document Type: Article

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