Spinal anesthesia with 0.5% S(-)-bupivacaine for elective lower limb surgery

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 519-523

  Burke, Daniel ^a   Kennedy, Simon ^a   Bannister, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Local anesthetics; S( ) bupivacaine; Spinal

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NERVE BLOCK; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0032738586     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-7339(99)90042-1     Document Type: Article

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