title: Ultrasonography and pediatric caudals.
abstract: Ultrasound is an important tool for performing pediatric regional blocks, including caudal blocks. We present a case in which the availability of ultrasound allowed us to proceed with a successful caudal block which we otherwise might have abandoned in an infant with difficult anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA. donald.schwartz@bhs.org
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Karthik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Raghunathan
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Neil Roy
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Connelly
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002944:Circumcision, Male; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D002045:Bupivacaine