Early peristalsis following epidural analgesia during abdominal surgery in an extremely low birth weight infant

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-179

  Hoehn, Thomas ^a   Jetzek Zader, Martin ^a   Blohm, Martin ^a   Mayatepek, Ertan ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidural anesthesia; Opioids; Peristalsis; Preterm infant; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; APNEA; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ENTERIC FEEDING; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; EXTUBATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FECES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROTOMY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NEWBORN; OPERATING ROOM; PAIN; PERISTALSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; THORAX; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ABDOMEN; ACIDOSIS; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PAIN; PERISTALSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846123296     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.02038.x     Document Type: Article

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