Regional anesthesia is a good alternative to general anesthesia in pediatric surgery: Experience in 1,554 children

Uguralp S., Mutus M., Koroglu A., Gurbuz N., Koltuksuz U., Demircan M.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, vol.37, no.4, pp.610-613, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.31619
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.610-613
  • Keywords: regional anesthesia, caudal anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, CAUDAL EPIDURAL-ANESTHESIA, ANALGESIA, PREMATURE, DURATION, RISK
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/Purpose: Although caudal and spinal blocks are modern and safe techniques, in many centers children still are operated on under general anesthesia (GA), or the blocks are used for postoperative analgesia after GA in infraumbilical operations. The authors aimed to document the results and the complications of 1,554 regional anesthesia cases, thereby assessing their validity.