Central nervous and cardiovascular effects of i.v. infusions of ropivacaine, bupivacaine and placebo in volunteers

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 507-514

  Knudsen, K ^a   Beckman Suurkula M ^a   Blomberg, S ^a   Sjovall J ^b   Edvardsson, N ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Research and Development at Scania Technical Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Anaesthetics local, ropivacaine; Cardiovascular system, effects; Central nervous system, effects; Pharmacodynamics

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROTOXICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030962927     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/78.5.507     Document Type: Article

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