Anesthesia

Sydney Children's Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia describes research in anesthesia in children

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, May 10th, 2007

Scientists discuss in "Ultrasound guided dorsal penile nerve block in children" new findings in anesthesia. According to a study from Sydney, Australia, "We describe a technique for using a portable ultrasound scanner (38 mm broadband (10-5 MHz) linear array transducer (Sonosite Titan SonoSite, Inc. 21919 30th Drive SE Bothell, WA.)) to guide dorsal penile nerve block in children under general anaesthesia."

"Real-time scanning is used to guide bilateral injections into the sub-pubic space, deep to Scarpa's fascia either side of the midline fundiform ligament. Scanning can confirm that the local anaesthetic has spread to contact the deep fascia on each side," wrote D.J....

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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2007-05-10)

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