title: Current trends in paediatric regional anaesthesia.
abstract: Regional anaesthesia is a cornerstone in paediatric anaesthesia today. Many paediatric anaesthetists include regional anaesthetic techniques in their daily clinical practice to provide superior and long-lasting analgesia without the risk of respiratory depression. The first part this article reviews new scientific findings in the field of paediatric regional anaesthesia. The second part focuses on safety aspects and on the impact of ultrasound on paediatric regional anaesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. harald.willschke@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Willschke
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marhofer
authors.forename: A-M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Machata
authors.forename: P-A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lönnqvist
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000294:innervation; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local