Caudal blocks

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-50

  Jöhr, Martin ^a   Berger, Thomas M ^b  

^a LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

anesthesia; Caudal; children; complication; epidural; test dose

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; PETHIDINE; PRILOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; TRAMADOL;

BRADYCARDIA; CATHETER; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; DISINFECTION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; ILIOINGUINAL NERVE BLOCK; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PENILE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TRANSSACRAL EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATHETERS; CHILD; DISINFECTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; SAFETY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 82655173923     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03669.x     Document Type: Review

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