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 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 ...

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.

Ondansetron has been shown to decrease postanesthesia shivering in adults, but this effect has never been studied in children. This study aimed to determine whether ondansetron decreases ...

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 ...