Spinal anaesthesia for paediatric radiotherapy.
Painful radiotherapeutic procedures on lower limbs are susceptible to spinal anaesthesia. This method is shown to be suitable in children when neuroleptanalgesia provides amnesia, an adequate period of patient immobility, and stable cardiovascular and respiratory conditions. The technique is useful in overcoming the problems of anaesthesia in the radiotherapy environment.
D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009458:Neuroleptanalgesia; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy