Caudal epidural blockade in adolescents
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Caudal epidural blockade in adolescents
BACKGROUND Various options are available for the provision of analgesia following major surgical procedures including systemic opioids and regional anesthetic techniques. Regional anesthetic techniques offer the advantage of providing analgesia while avoiding the deleterious adverse effects associated with opioids including nausea, vomiting, sedation and respiratory depression. Although used co...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1658-354X
DOI: 10.4103/1658-354x.109812