Annals of cardiac anaesthesia
Comparison of Effectiveness of Caudal Dexmedetomidine vs. Caudal Fentanyl with Bupivacaine during Pediatric Cardiac Surgery with regards to Hemodynamic Fluctuations and Postoperative Pain
Door Manwani RN, Wadaskar D, Panbude P en 2 anderen.
Inhoud in het Engels
Abstract
Background
Optimum analgesia, reflecting into attenuation of stress response, is pertinent in pediatric cardiac surgery. Narcotics are still the mainstay in providing analgesia, and they are a common adjunct in caudal epidural analgesia. Unwanted effects of narcotics warrant a constant search for nonopioid analgesics.