Pain relief for strabismus surgery in children: A randomised controlled study of the use of preoperative sub-Tenon levobupivacaine

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 329-332

  Morris, B ^a   Watts, P ^a   Zatman, T ^a   Absolom, M ^a   Haider, S ^a   Hall, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; DIHYDROCODEINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE; TETRACAINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FACES PAIN SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SCHOOL CHILD; STRABISMUS; STRABISMUS SURGERY;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREMEDICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRABISMUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 61749087411     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.145268     Document Type: Article

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