Continuous thoracic epidural analgesia with 0.2% ropivacaine for pectus excavatum repair in children [2]

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 192-194

  Barros, Fernanda ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ANALGESIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFUSION; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EVALUATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LETTER; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PARENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA;

ADOLESCENT; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; FEMALE; FENTANYL; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542299191     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01137.x     Document Type: Letter

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