Comparison of S(-)-bupivacaine with racemic (RS)-bupivacaine in supraclavicular brachial plexus block

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 594-598

  Cox, C R ^a,c   Checketts, M R ^a,b   Mackenzie, N ^a   Scott, N B ^b   Bannister, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b HCI International Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional, brachial plexus; Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Anaesthetics local, stereoiomers

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACEMIC MIXTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 0031956481     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/80.5.594     Document Type: Article

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