Adjuncts to caudal block in children - Quo vadis?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 431-433

  Lönnqvist, Per Arne ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPRENORPHINE; CLONIDINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; OPIATE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANESTHESIST; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 26444500188     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei221     Document Type: Editorial

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