Minimum local analgesic concentration of ropivacaine for intra-operative caudal analgesia in pre-school and school age children

Anaesthesia

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 991-995

  Deng, X M ^c   Xiao, W J ^a   Tang, G Z ^c   Luo, M P ^c   Xu, K L ^b  

^a FuWai Cardiovascular Hospital   (China)

^b Plastic Surgery Hospital   (China)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; AMIDES; ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; INFANT; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77956521606     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2010.06454.x     Document Type: Article

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