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Everyday regional anesthesia in children
Author(s) -
Marhofer Peter,
Ivani Giorgio,
Suresh Santhanam,
Melman Estela,
Zaragoza Guadalupe,
Bosenberg Adrian
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/pan.12003
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , regional anesthesia
Summary Regional anesthesia in children is an evolving technique with many advantages in perioperative management. Although most regional anesthesia techniques are sufficiently described in the literature, the implementation of these techniques into daily clinical practice is still lacking. The main problems associated with pediatric regional anesthesia ( PRA ) include the appropriate selection of blockade, the management around the block, and how to teach these techniques in an optimal manner. This review article provides an overview of these ‘hot’ topics in PRA .