Densities of dextrose-free intrathecal local anesthetics, opioids, and combinations measured at 37°C

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-99

  Richardson, Michael G ^a   Wissler, Richard N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE AGONIST;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; DENSITOMETRY; EPINEPHRINE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031015348     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199701000-00018     Document Type: Article

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