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Anesth Analg 2008; 106:97-99
© 2008 International Anesthesia Research Society
doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000287681.41646.b8
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PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY

Ultrasonography and Pediatric Caudals

Donald Schwartz, MD, Karthik Raghunathan, MD, Steven Dunn, MD, and Neil Roy Connelly, MD

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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