Duchenne muscular dystrophy: How i do it? Regional or general anesthesia?

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 624-625

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

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65549138143     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2009.03020.x     Document Type: Letter

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