Introduction of local anesthetic proved application of epidural (EP) as an effective and safe way of an analgesia in intra- and the post-operational period and now it is widely applied at children of all age groups (1). However there is a number of contraindications for application of this type of an analgesia. At children till 6 months lower dosages of a ropivacain of 2 mg/kg are applied, considering their age features.
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