Failed axillary brachial plexus block techniques result in high plasma concentrations of mepivacaine

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 557-561

  Yamamoto, Ken ^a   Nomura, Toshiyuki ^b   Shibata, Keizo ^a   Ohmura, Shigeo ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axillary brachial plexus block; Extrasheath injection; Intrasheath injection; Mepivacaine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPAMIDOL; MEPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK;

EID: 0031441596     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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