Effects of levobupivacaine infiltration on postoperative analgesia and stress response in children following inguinal hernia repair

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 430-434

  Çinar, Surhan Özer ^a   Kum, Ülkü ^a   Cevizci, Nuri ^a   Kayaoglu, Semra ^b   Oba, Sibel ^a  

^a Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (Turkey)

^b SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infiltration; Levobupivacaine; Paediatric anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; PARACETAMOL; PROLACTIN; THIOPENTAL; BUPIVACAINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG INSTILLATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INSTILLATION, DRUG; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROLACTIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 70149116451     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32832974fc     Document Type: Article

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