title: Local anesthetics for the pediatric patient.
abstract: Local anesthetics are often extremely useful in the management of acute, chronic, and procedural pain. They have a low therapeutic ratio, so physicians should not exceed established dosing guidelines for a single bolus or long-term infusions. New local anesthetics that promise better safety and longer duration of action are on the horizon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachussetts, USA.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Wilder
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local