Plasma concentrations of lidocaine and bupivacaine after cervical plexus block for carotid surgery

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1377-1379

  Tissot, Sylvie ^a   Frering, Béatrice ^a   Gagnieu, Marie Claude ^a   Vallon, Jean Jacques ^a   Motin, Jean ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG MIXTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CERVICAL PLEXUS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031001486     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199706000-00037     Document Type: Article

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