Efficacy of Three Doses of Ketamine with Bupivacaine for Caudal Analgesia in Pediatric Inguinal Herniotomy

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-31

  Panjabi, Neelambary ^a   Prakash, Smita ^a,b   Gupta, Poonam ^a   Gogia, Anoop Raj ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Analgesics; Anesthetic techniques; Anesthetics; Bupivacaine; Caudal; Ketamine; Local; Pediatric; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; KETAMINE; PETHIDINE;

AGITATION; ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES PAIN DISCOMFORT SCALE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL HERNIOTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR BLOCKADE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NIGHTMARE; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

EID: 1642579562     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2003.10.011     Document Type: Article

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