Regional Anesthesia in a Very Low-Birth-Weight Neonate for a Neurosurgical Procedure

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-59

  Suresh, Santhanam ^a   Bellig, Gregory ^a  

^a Dept of Pediatric Anesthesiology ^*

Author keywords

Low birth weight neonate; Neurosurgery; Pain; Peripheral nerve blocks

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; OPIATE; PANCURONIUM;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GREAT AURICULAR NERVE BLOCK; GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCK; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SAFETY; SIDE EFFECT; SUPRAORBITAL NERVE BLOCK; TECHNIQUE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 1642457259     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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