Intraoperative and postoperative analgesia with subcutaneous ring block of the penis with levobupivacaine for circumcision in children

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 198-202

  Matsota, P ^a,b   Papageorgiou Brousta, M ^a  

^a Children's Hospital   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Children; Levobupivacaine; Ring block

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM;

ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDEMA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SEIZURE; SUBCUTANEOUS RING BLOCK; VOMITING;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESIA; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 3042726769     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-820987     Document Type: Article

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