Feasibility of ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve block catheters for pain control on pediatric medical missions in developing countries

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 598-601

  Mariano, Edward R ^a   Ilfeld, Brian M ^a   Cheng, Gloria S ^a   Nicodemus, Hector F ^b   Suresh, Santhanam ^c,d  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous peripheral nerve block; Medical missions; Patient controlled regional analgesia; Pediatric regional anesthesia; Perineural catheter; Ultrasound guided regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; MEPIVACAINE; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE;

ARTICLE; BURN CONTRACTURE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE DEFORMITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MEDICAL SERVICE; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCIATIC NERVE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECUADOR; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL; MEPIVACAINE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHILIPPINES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44649087190     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02633.x     Document Type: Article

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