Is penile block better than caudal epidural block for postcircumcision analgesia?

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-39

  Weksler, Natan ^a   Atias, Iehuda ^b   Klein, Moti ^a   Rosenztsveig, Vsevolod ^a   Ovadia, Leon ^c   Gurman, Gabriel M ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b LANIADO HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Caudal block; Circumcision; Penile block; Postoperative analgesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; HALOTHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCISION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENIS;

EID: 13444292527     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-004-0287-8     Document Type: Article

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