Rectus sheath block: Successful use in the chronic pain management of pediatric abdominal wall pain

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1203-1211

  Skinner, Adam V ^a   Lauder, Gillian R ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall pain; Pediatric chronic pain; Rectus sheath block

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BUPIVACAINE; CODEINE; DICLOFENAC; DIHYDROCODEINE; IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; STEROID; TRAMADOL; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NERVE COMPRESSION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RECTUS SHEATH BLOCK; SCHOOL CHILD; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; THORACIC NERVES;

EID: 35848960783     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02345.x     Document Type: Article

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