A combination of ketamine and dexmedetomidine sedation with caudal anesthesia during incarcerated inguinal hernia repair in three high-risk infants

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1009-1011

  Bozdogan, Nesrin ^a   Sener, Mesut ^a   Caliskan, Esra ^a   Kocum, Aysu ^a   Aribogan, Anis ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIGOXIN; KETAMINE; OXYGEN; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ASYSTOLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFUSION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEVER; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HERNIOPLASTY; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LETTER; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TACHYCARDIA; THIRST; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS;

ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; KETAMINE; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51349097875     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02566.x     Document Type: Letter

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