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Anesth Analg 2003;96:88-90
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society

PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA

Hemodynamic Response to Caudal Epidural Clonidine in a Pediatric Cardiac Patient

Laura K. Diaz, MD, and Fernando Cantu, MD

Department of Anesthesiology, Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas

Address correspondence to Laura K. Diaz, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, 6621 Fannin St., WT19345H, Houston, TX 77030-2399. Address e-mail to lkdiaz{at}bcm.tmc.edu Reprints will not be available.

IMPLICATIONS: Postoperative management of sedation and analgesia in pediatric cardiac patients presents many challenges. This case report describes a child who experienced dramatic clinical improvement with the postoperative use of caudal morphine and clonidine after conventional therapy had failed.






Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Anesthesia & Analgesia® is published for the International Anesthesia Research Society® by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press®. Copyright 2003 by the International Anesthesia Research Society. Online ISSN: 1526-7598   Print ISSN: 0003-2999 HighWire Press
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