Pain control with low-dose alfentanil in children undergoing minor abdominal and genito-urinary surgery

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 738-742

  Leoni, F ^a   Benni, F ^a   Iacobucci, T ^a   De Francisci, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, anaesthesia local, anaesthesia general; Anaesthetics, local, ropivacaine; Paediatrics analgesics, opioid, alfentanil; Pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ATRACURIUM; NITROUS OXIDE; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINOR SURGERY; NERVE BLOCK; NURSE; PARENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROGENY; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VOMITING;

ABDOMEN; ALFENTANIL; AMIDES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINOR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 9644256004     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021504009123     Document Type: Article

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