Regional anaesthesia to improve pain outcomes in paediatric surgical patients: A qualitative systematic review of randomized controlled trials

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 375-390

  Suresh, S ^a   Schaldenbrand, K ^a   Wallis, B ^b   De Oliveira, G S ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Paediatric; Regional block

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; APPENDECTOMY; ARM; CIRCUMCISION; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CRANIECTOMY; EAR SURGERY; EYE SURGERY; HAND SURGERY; HEART SURGERY; HERNIOPLASTY; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL REGION; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PELVIS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TONSILLECTOMY; UMBILICAL HERNIA; UROLOGICAL PROCEDURE; ANALGESIA; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PEDIATRICS; PROCEDURES; SURGERY;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PEDIATRICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84907369965     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeu156     Document Type: Review

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