Addition of clonidine and fentanyl: Comparison between three different regional anesthetic techniques in circumcision

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 964-970

  Naja, Zouher A ^a   Ziade, Fouad M ^b   Al Tannir, Mohamad A ^a   Abi Mansour, Rola M ^a   El Rajab, Mariam A ^a  

^a MAKASSED GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Lebanon)

^b LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Circumcision; Dorsal penile block; Postoperative pain; Ring block

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SEVOFLURANE;

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE BLOCK; OPERATION DURATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SATISFACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY;

ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; CLONIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 33644823997     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01613.x     Document Type: Article

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