Transient abdominal wall deformity in an infant Blaming the caudal?

• Published in: Pediatric anesthesia Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 638 - 640
• Main Authors: Tosetti, Sylvain, Frigon, Chantal, Polaner, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2014
• Subjects: Abdomen; Abdominal Wall - abnormalities; Abnormalities, Drug-Induced - pathology; adverse events; Anesthesia, Caudal - adverse effects; Anesthetics, Local - adverse effects; Bodybuilding; complications; Hirschsprung Disease - surgery; Humans; Infant; local anesthetics; Male; Postoperative Complications - pathology; quality improvement; regional; local anesthetics; adverse events; complications; infant; regional; quality improvement

Summary Locoregional anesthesia is an important aspect of perioperative analgesia. It decreases requirements for anesthetic agents and opioids, decreases the surgical stress response, and provides postoperative analgesia. Nonetheless, pediatric patients, especially infants, demonstrate specificities...