Caudal analgesia and anesthesia techniques in children

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-288

  Tsui, Ban C H ^a,c   Berde, Charles B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caudal; Epidural analgesia; Epidural anesthesia; Review

Indexed keywords

17 METHYLNALTREXONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENALIN; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALVIMOPAN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; ESTERASE; KETAMINE; LAXATIVE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NALBUPHINE; NALOXONE; NEOSTIGMINE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PRESERVATIVE; ROPIVACAINE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TAMSULOSIN;

ACCURACY; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; APNEA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CARDIOTOXICITY; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENTEROPATHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; ILEUS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MYOCARDIAL DEPRESSION; NAUSEA; NEEDLE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TECHNIQUE; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

EID: 20444430844     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aco.0000169236.91185.5b     Document Type: Review

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