Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Sep 2012
Ultrasound guidance characteristics and efficiency of suprazygomatic maxillary nerve blocks in infants: a descriptive prospective study.
Bilateral suprazygomatic maxillary nerve blocks approach improves pain relief after palate surgery. We report the feasibility and efficiency of ultrasound-guided suprazygomatic maxillary nerve blocks in cleft palate repair in children. ⋯ With a very low technical failure rate and a good clinical success rate, ultrasound appears to be a useful and simple tool to aid suprazygomatic maxillary nerve block in children.