Spinal anaesthesia for inguinal herniotomy in preterm infants sedated with nitrous oxide: A comparison of lumbar puncture in the lateral or sitting position

Anaesthesia

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1164-1167

  Vila R ^a   Lloret, J ^a   Munar, F ^a   Vinzo, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: spinal; Anaesthetics, local: bupivacaine; Hernia: inguinal; Infant: premature

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; EMLA; HALOTHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; APNEA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY POSITION; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART RATE; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMATURITY; SEDATION; SITTING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUPIVACAINE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; POSTURE; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 18744403936     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2002.02866.x     Document Type: Article

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