The choice of drugs for caudal anaesthesia in children. An overview;Kaudalanästhesie: Die wahl der medikamente für die kaudalanästhesie bei kindern

Anaesthesist

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-67

  Marhofer, P ^a   Koinig, H ^b   Kapral, S ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Additives; Caudal anaesthesia; Local anaesthesia; Paediatric anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DRUG ADDITIVE; KETAMINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

CARDIOTOXICITY; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NEUROTOXICITY; REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0346667007     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00101-002-0446-y     Document Type: Review

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