Levobupivacaine

Drugs

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 355-362

  McClellan, K J ^a   Spencer, C M ^a   Mather, L E ^a   Burke, D ^a  

^a ADIS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG HALF LIFE; ENANTIOMER; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 0031687067     PISSN: 00126667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003495-199856030-00005     Document Type: Article

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