Comparison of propofol/fentanyl and ketamine anesthesia in children during extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

Erden I. A., Artukoglu F., Gozacan A., Ozgen S.

SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.28, sa.3, ss.364-368, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.364-368
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL) is an effective and safe way for treatment of upper urinary system stones. For pediatric patients, throughout ESWL, sufficient sedation and analgesia is needed to cope with the procedural pain. In this study, our goal was to compare 2 methods of intravenous anesthesia, applied to pediatric patients during ESWL.