Caudal ropivacaine-clonidine: A better post-operative analgesic approach

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-230

  Bajwa, Sukhminder Jit Singh ^a   Kaur, Jasbir ^a   Bajwa, Sukhwinder Kaur ^a   Bakshi, Geetika ^a   Singh, Kanwalpreet ^a   Panda, Aparajita ^a  

^a GIAN SAGAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Caudal block; Clonidine; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054999535     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.65368     Document Type: Article

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