Does ultrasound guidance improve the efficacy of dorsal penile nerve block in children?

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 931-936

  Faraoni, David ^a   Gilbeau, Anick ^a   Lingier, Pierre ^a   Barvais, Luc ^a   Engelman, Edgard ^a   Hennart, Danielle ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE; SUFENTANIL;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL PENILE NERVE BLOCK; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MICTURITION; NERVE BLOCK; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PENIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; RECOVERY ROOM; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 77956914542     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03405.x     Document Type: Article

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