Risk factors for apnea after infant inguinal hernia repair

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 402-403

  Davidson, Andrew ^a,b   Frawley, Geoff P ^a,b   Sheppard, Suzette ^b   Hunt, Rod ^a   Hardy, Pollyanna ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; BIRTH WEIGHT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; APNEA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GASTROSCOPY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62449152262     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2009.02938.x     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. Sale SM, Read JA, Stoddart PA et al. Prospective comparison of sevoflurane and desflurane in formerly premature infants undergoing inguinal herniotomy. Br J Anaesth 2006 96 : 774 778.