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From the Department of Anesthesiology, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Donald Schwartz, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut St., Springfield, MA 01199. Address e-mail to donald.schwartz{at}bhs.org.
Abstract
Ultrasound is an important tool for performing pediatric regional blocks, including caudal blocks. We present a case in which the availability of ultrasound allowed us to proceed with a successful caudal block which we otherwise might have abandoned in an infant with difficult anatomy.
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