Single injection paravertebral block for renal surgery in children

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 593-597

  Berta, Emil ^a,b,c   Spanhel, Jiri ^b   Smakal, Oldrich ^b   Smolka, Vratislav ^b   Gabrhelik, Tomas ^b   Lönnqvist, Per Arne ^d  

^a University Hospital Olomouc ^*  (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OLOMOUC   (Czech Republic)

^c Ringerike Sykehus   (Norway)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Anesthesia; Children; Paravertebral block; Postoperative; Regional

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; KIDNEY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44649142708     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02592.x     Document Type: Article

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