Regional anesthesia has become a routine part of the practice of anesthesiology in infants
and children. Local anesthetic toxicity is extremely rare in infants and children; however …

Background Controversy exists as to the risk for postoperative apnea in former preterm
infants. The conclusions of published studies are limited by the small number of patients …

Eighteen formerly premature infants scheduled for inguinal herniorrhaphy and who were
less than 51 wk postconceptional age were assigned to either the general anesthesia group …

IMPLICATIONS: Spinal anesthesia is suitable but often too short for complete surgery in
newborns. This controlled, randomized, prospective, dose-ranging study was conducted in …

Postoperative apnoea in ex-premature infants is inversely proportional to gestational age at
birth and postmenstrual age (PMA). Spinal anaesthesia is an important technique in ex …

Background: Awake regional anesthesia (RA) is a viable alternative to general anesthesia
(GA) for infants undergoing lower abdominal surgery. Benefits include lower incidence of …

Hypotheses Use of spinal anesthesia is safe and effective in an outpatient population of
preterm infants undergoing inguinal hernia repair (IHR) and eliminates routine postoperative …

Background Spinal anesthesia (SA) is an effective technique that has been used in children
for years. With growing concern with regard to the risks of general anesthesia (GA), we …

Purpose It is common practice for premature infants undergoing elective inguinal hernia (IH)
repair to be hospitalized for postoperative apnea monitoring. This study evaluated the risk of …

Background: Spinal anesthesia (SA) remains the 'gold standard'in neonatal anesthesia for
inguinal herniorrhaphy but its short duration impedes its usefulness. We previously …