Three concentrations of levobupivacaine for ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block in ambulatory pediatric surgery

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 389-393

  Disma, Nicola ^a   Tuo, Pietro ^a   Pellegrino, Sarah ^b   Astuto, Marinella ^b  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Policlinico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, day case; Anesthesia, pediatric; Anesthetic techniques; Anesthetics, local; Ilioinguinal iliohypogastric nerve block; Levobupivacaine

Indexed keywords

LEVOBUPIVACAINE;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART RATE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; OPERATING ROOM; OUTPATIENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VITAL SIGN; VOMITING;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70349739249     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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