What is it about?

we all know that epidurals are effective method of treating post operative pain in adults and children. lot of publications are there regarding safety in adults. But what about its safety in children ? we did a retrospective analysis regarding safety of paediatric epidurals.

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Why is it important?

securing epidural in children is technically more challenging and some times complications can lead to permanent mortality or morbidity. we attempted to quantify the risks as there are limited literature is avaliable

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this publication will help in providing an evidence based approach regarding the safety of epidurals in children.

Dr RAMAKRISHNA CHAITANYA KASANAVESI
ESIC HOSPITAL

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This page is a summary of: Safety of post-operative epidural analgesia in the paediatric population: A retrospective analysis, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, January 2015, Medknow,
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.167494.
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