Extradural S(-)-bupivacaine: Comparison with racemic RS-bupivacaine

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 289-293

  Cox, C R ^a,d   Faccenda, K A ^b   Gilhooly, C ^c,e   Bannister, J ^a   Scott, N B ^c   Morrison, L M M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HCI International Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, extradural; Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Pharmacokinetics, stereoisomers

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENANTIOMER; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACEMIC MIXTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY NERVE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0031905229     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/80.3.289     Document Type: Article

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