Regional anaesthesia in neonates, infants and children: What are the prerequisites?;Regionalänsthesie bei neugeborenen, säuglingen und kindern - Welche voraussetzungen müssen gegeben sein?

Anaesthesiologie und Reanimation

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 69-73

  Johr M ^a  

^a Institut fur Anasthesie Kantonsspital Luzern   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Caudal block; Coagulation tests; Complications; Paediatric anaesthesia; Preterm baby; Regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; HEPARIN; INSULIN; KETAMINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PRILOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE; SUFENTANIL; TRAMADOL;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFANT; NAUSEA; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0038053215     PISSN: 03234983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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