Combined use of neuraxial and general anesthesia during major abdominal procedures in neonates and infants

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 553-560

  Goeller, Jessica K ^a,b,c   Bhalla, Tarun ^c   Tobias, Joseph D ^c  

^a Doctors Hospital   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthesia, epidural; anesthesia, general; anesthesia, spinal; gastroschisis; neonate; omphalocele

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHOHEXITAL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; TETRACAINE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; APOPTOSIS; AROUSAL; BRADYCARDIA; DRUG INFUSION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EQUIPMENT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANCY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND; ABDOMEN; INFANT; NERVE BLOCK; NEWBORN; SURGERY;

ABDOMEN; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NERVE BLOCK;

EID: 84900497742     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12384     Document Type: Review

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