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Epidural anesthesia for pediatric surgery in a university hospital in Saudi Arabia.

AbstractOBJECTIVE:
To present the safety and efficacy of epidural blockade in children.
METHODS:
A respective review was carried out at the King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from April to December 2007. The patient age, type of surgery, epidural level block, technique, local anesthetic dose, and quality of epidural block were analyzed.
RESULTS:
Thirty-eight epidural blockades in children with a mean age of 3 years +/- 7 months were performed under general anesthesia for different procedures. All patients had minimal, or no intravenous narcotic and exhibited hemodynamic stability. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications.
CONCLUSION:
Epidural anesthesia in children is safe and effective intraoperatively, as well as, for postoperative pain control.
AuthorsWadha M Alotaibi
JournalSaudi medical journal (Saudi Med J) Vol. 29 Issue 12 Pg. 1723-5 (Dec 2008) ISSN: 0379-5284 [Print] Saudi Arabia
PMID19082220 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics
  • Anesthesia, Caudal
  • Anesthesia, Epidural
  • Child, Preschool
  • Elective Surgical Procedures
  • Female
  • Hospitals, University
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Leg (surgery)
  • Male
  • Orthopedic Procedures
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Urologic Diseases (surgery)

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