Parasternal intercostal block with ropivacaine for postoperative analgesia in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A double-blind, randomized, controlled study

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 439-442

  Chaudhary, Vishal ^a   Chauhan, Sandeep ^a   Choudhury, Minati ^a   Kiran, Usha ^a   Vasdev, Sumit ^a   Talwar, Sachin ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

parasternal intercostal block; pediatric cardiac patients; postoperative pain; ropivacaine; sternotomy

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PROMETHAZINE; ROCURONIUM; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VECURONIUM;

ADD ON THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK; MALE; MODIFIED OBJECTIVE PAIN SCORE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARASTERNAL INTERCOSTAL BLOCK; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WOUND CLOSURE;

AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM;

EID: 84861096532     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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