Cahiers d'anesthésiologie
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Wound infiltration with a local anaesthetic may be used either to provide anaesthesia for superficial surgery or for postoperative pain relief. In the latter situation, its efficacy is real but remains moderate and usually requires a combination with other analgesics. Ilio-iguinal and ilio-hypogastric block has been shown to have an analgesic efficacy close to that obtained with a wound infiltration but the duration of analgesia may be longer. These blocks remain unfrequently used in adults.
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Cahiers d'anesthésiologie · Jan 1995
[Capnography in pediatric anesthesia: pitfalls and applications].
Expired CO2 analysis is an important area of anaesthetic monitoring. It ranges from ventilator connection to the estimation of alveolar dead space. ⋯ Confrontation between the technical specificities of CO2 monitors and the anatomical and physiological distinctive characteristics of the paediatric patient is mainly responsible for the interpretation difficulties encountered. Nevertheless capnography remains fundamental for paediatric ventilation monitoring.