Caudal analgesia, hypospadias, and urethrocutaneous fistula: Does association mean causality?

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
² Department of Anaesthesia, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
³ Department of Urology, Division of Pediatric Urology, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.

Editorial

David M Polaner et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2017 Jul.

. 2017 Jul;27(7):676-677.

doi: 10.1111/pan.13167.

¹ Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
² Department of Anaesthesia, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
³ Department of Urology, Division of Pediatric Urology, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.

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Comment in

Judging causal associations in observational research on caudal anesthesia and hypospadias repair.
Haydar B. Haydar B. Paediatr Anaesth. 2017 Dec;27(12):1279. doi: 10.1111/pan.13260. Paediatr Anaesth. 2017. PMID: 29110430 No abstract available.
Reply to comments on 'The association between caudal anesthesia and increased risk of postoperative surgical complications in boys undergoing hypospadias repair'.
Taicher BM, Routh JC, Eck JB, Ross SS, Wiener JS, Ross AK. Taicher BM, et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Mar;28(3):303-304. doi: 10.1111/pan.13317. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018. PMID: 29436130 No abstract available.

The association between caudal anesthesia and increased risk of postoperative surgical complications in boys undergoing hypospadias repair.
Taicher BM, Routh JC, Eck JB, Ross SS, Wiener JS, Ross AK. Taicher BM, et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2017 Jul;27(7):688-694. doi: 10.1111/pan.13119. Epub 2017 Mar 27. Paediatr Anaesth. 2017. PMID: 28345802 Free PMC article.