Smaller children have greater bupivacaine plasma concentrations after ilioinguinal block

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 452-455

  Smith, T ^a,b   Moratin, P ^a,c   Wulf, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Klinikum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, paediatric; Anaesthetic techniques, regional, inguinal; Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Children; Pharmacokinetics, bupivacaine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INFANT; NERVE BLOCK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030028304     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.3.452     Document Type: Article

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