A recent report provided anesthesiologists with reassuring data on the safety of caudal nerve block—sometimes called the "kiddie caudal"—for infants and young children undergoing surgery. But an ...

A regional anesthesia procedure — caudal nerve block — has a complication rate of less than two percent in surgery for infants and young children, according to a study published in the October issue ...

(HealthDay News) — Caudal regional anesthesia seems not to be associated with urethrocutaneous fistula formation in pediatric patients undergoing primary hypospadias repair, according to a study ...

A regional anesthesia procedure widely used for surgery in infants and young children is effective and safe, with a minimal rate of serious complications, concludes a large database study. A regional ...

The new method of effecting painless childbirth by continued injections of metycaine in the caudal area just below the spinal column (TIME, Sept. 14) last week won approval in the Journal of the A.M.A ...

A splash block can have a similar analgesic effect as that of a caudal block for children’s postoperative herniorrhaphy pain, according to a study published in the Korean Journal of Anesthesiology.

Urological Service, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals. Harpin — Resident Urologist and Resident Physician, Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals. For record and address of author see "This ...

The field of paediatric anesthesia for penile surgery has witnessed significant refinement over recent years, with increasing surgical and clinical emphasis on tailoring approaches to the unique needs ...