caudal anesthesia

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Noun 1. caudal anesthesia - regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now largely replaced by epidural anesthesia

caudal anaesthesia, caudal block

regional anaesthesia, regional anesthesia - loss of sensation in a region of the body produced by application of an anesthetic agent to all the nerves supplying that region (as when an epidural anesthetic is administered to the pelvic region during childbirth)

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Salvo, "Caudal anesthesia in pediatrics: an update," Minerva Anestesiologica, vol.

A Comparative Study of 0.25% Levobupivacaine, 0.25% Ropivacaine, and 0.25% Bupivacaine in Paediatric Single Shot Caudal Block

Spinal, epidural and caudal anesthesia. In: Miller RD, editor.

Compare the efficacy of ropivacaine and bupivacaine with fentanyl for epidural labor analgesia

Spinal, Epidural, and caudal anesthesia. In: Miller RD.

A comparative study of levobupivacaine 0.5% and bupivacaine 0.5% in epidural anaesthesia in elective lower limb surgeries in adults

Leg ischemia in an infant following accidental intra-arterial administration of atracurium treated with caudal anesthesia. Anesthesia 1996; 51: 1154-6.

Use of Continuous Brachial Plexus Blockade for Treatment Of Accidental Intra-Arterial Injection

In our study, all patients who were given caudal injection had positive cold test results and received effective caudal anesthesia. Ikuerowo et al.

Advantages of caudal block over intrarectal local anesthesia plus periprostatic nerve block for transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy

Clonidine in pediatric caudal anesthesia. Anesth Analg 1994;78(4):663-6.

A randomised, double-blind, prospective study of caudal ropivacaine versus ropivacaine with fentanyl versus ropivacaine with neostigmine for combined epidural and general anaesthesia in children

In pediatric surgery, caudal anesthesia is commonly combined with general anesthesia since it suppresses neurohumoral response to surgery, accelerates recovery and enhances postoperative pain control.

Caudal ropivacaine and bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia in infants undergoing lower abdominal surgery