Is spinal anesthesia not enough for major abdominal procedures of neonates?

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1219-

  Apiliogullari, Seza ^a   Duman, Ates ^b  

^a Dr Faruk Sukan Obstetrics and Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FLUMAZENIL; MIDAZOLAM; SEVOFLURANE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; APPENDECTOMY; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INGUINAL HERNIA; LETTER; LIVER HYDATID CYST; NEWBORN CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

ABDOMEN; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; PRILOCAINE;

EID: 55149120091     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02701.x     Document Type: Letter

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