Ultrasound assessment of cranial spread during caudal blockade in children: Effect of the speed of injection of local anaesthetics

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 670-674

  Triffterer, L ^a   MacHata, A M ^a   Latzke, D ^a   Willschke, H ^a   Rebhandl, W ^a   Kimberger, O ^a   Marhofer, P ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

children; complications; epidural; infants; regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ROPIVACAINE;

ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84858428510     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer502     Document Type: Article

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