Local anesthetic infiltration versus caudal epidural block for anorectal surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 269-273

  Siddiqui, Zafar I ^a   Denman, William T ^a   Schumann, Roman ^a   Hackford, Alan ^b   Cepeda, M Soledad ^a   Carr, Daniel B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pain; Anorectal surgery; Caudal block; Local anesthesia; Post anesthesia recovery; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM SURGERY; SEDATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECTUM;

EID: 34250179816     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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