Bupivacaine plasma concentrations associated with clinical and electroencephalographic signs of early central nervous system toxicity in infants during awake caudal anaesthesia;Toxizitat und 'subtoxische' Fruhzeichen im Wachzustand bei Sauglingen Bupivacainplasmaspiegel nach Kaudalanasthesien

Anaesthesist

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 290-294

  Breschan, Ch ^a   Hellstrand, E ^c   Likar, R ^a   Lonnquist P A ^b  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^b ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Caudal anaesthesia; Electroencephalographic signs; Infants; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALBUMIN; BUPIVACAINE; OROSOMUCOID; GLYCOPROTEIN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFANT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROTOXICITY; BLOOD; CRYING; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PATIENT MONITORING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CRYING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0032037916     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001010050559     Document Type: Article

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