Post-operative pain relief in children following caudal bupivacaine and buprenorphine--a comparative study.

Eighty-five paediatric patients (age range: 6 mths-12yrs) undergoing lower abdominal surgery were studied for post-operative pain relief following either caudal bupivacaine (GpI: n = 43) or buprenorphine (GpII: n = 42). Bupivacaine was administered as 0.5ml/kg body weight of 0.25% solutio...

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Main Authors: Anilkumar T, Karpurkar S, Shinde V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1994-04-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=1994;volume=40;issue=2;spage=61;epage=4;aulast=Anilkumar