Combined spinal - Epidural anesthesia in major abdominal surgery in high-risk neonates and infants

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1059-1065

  Somri, Mostafa ^a,c   Tome, Riad ^a   Yanovski, Boris ^a   Asfandiarov, Eldar ^a   Carmi, Nurit ^b   Mogilner, Joerge ^a   David, Bader ^a   Gaitini, Luis A ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b TEL HAI COLLEGE   (Israel)

^c BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Combined spinal; Epidural anesthesia; Neonates

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; THEOPHYLLINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; APNEA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MANUAL VENTILATION; NEWBORN; OPERATION DURATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34748905335     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02278.x     Document Type: Article

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