Use of spinal anaesthesia in paediatric patients: A single centre experience with 1132 cases

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 564-567

  Puncuh, Franco ^a   Lampugnani, Elisabetta ^a   Kokki, Hannu ^b  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: regional; Complications; Postdural puncture headache; Spinal: children

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BREATHING; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BACK PAIN; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 3042850874     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01240.x     Document Type: Article

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