Comparison of caudal ketamine with or without bupivacaine in pediatric subumbilical surgery

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 670-673

  Nafiu, Olubukola O ^a   Kolawole, Israel K ^b   Salam, Richard A ^b   Elegbe, Eniola O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; KETAMINE; PARACETAMOL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ABDOMEN; ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; KETAMINE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34347328284     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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