RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Regional Anesthesia in a Very Low-Birth-Weight Neonate for a Neurosurgical Procedure
JF Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
JO Reg Anesth Pain Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 58
OP 59
DO 10.1016/j.rapm.2003.09.008
VO 29
IS 1
A1 Suresh, Santhanam
A1 Bellig, Gregory
YR 2004
UL http://rapm.bmj.com/content/29/1/58.abstract
AB Background and Objectives: Peripheral nerve blocks can be successfully utilized in infants for neurosurgical procedures. Our objective was utilizing a series of peripheral nerve blocks for a neurosurgical procedure in a very low-birth-weight neonate.Case Report: We report the use of supraorbital, great auricular, and greater occipital nerve block in a very low-birth-weight neonate (700 g) who was scheduled for a neurosurgical procedure.Discussion: We were able to successfully utilize peripheral nerve blocks and were able to blunt physiologic responses to surgical stress without compromising hemodynamic stability using high-dose opioids.