Monitoring intraoperative effectiveness of caudal analgesia through skin temperature variation

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 386-389

  Ehrlich, P F ^a   Vedulla, G ^b   Cottrell, N ^b   Seidman, P A ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Caudal anesthesia; Pain management; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0037371625     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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