Regional anesthesia in neonates and infants

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 525-538

  Bosenberg, Adrian ^a   Flick, Randall P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus blockade; Caudal block; Epidural anesthesia; Femoral nerve blockade; Neonatal care; Regional anesthesia; Sciatic nerve blockade; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD CARE; CONSTIPATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NOCICEPTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VOMITING;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCKADE; CAUDAL BLOCK; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMORAL NERVE BLOCKADE; NEONATAL CARE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SCIATIC NERVE BLOCKADE; ULTRASOUND;

ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84882843678     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: 15579840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2013.05.011     Document Type: Review

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