Effect of epidural clonidine on minimum local anesthetic concentration (ED50) of levobupivacaine for caudal block in children

Authors :: Leila Mameli
Pietro Tuo
Giovanni Montobbio
Angela Pistorio
Ornella Della Casa Alberighi
Nicola Disma
Geoff Frawley
Source :: Pediatric Anesthesia. 21:128-135
Publication Year :: 2010
Publisher :: Wiley, 2010.
Abstract: Summary Background: Clonidine has the potential to significantly prolong the duration of caudal epidural anesthesia. We investigated the effect of the addition of clonidine to the MLAC of levobupivacaine in a randomized controlled dose–response trial. Methods: A group of 120 children aged

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Local anesthetic
medicine.drug_class
medicine.disease
Surgery
Clonidine
Dose–response relationship
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Levobupivacaine
Preanesthetic Medication
Anesthesia
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Anesthetic
Medicine
Hernia
business
medicine.drug
Abdominal surgery

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