Levobupivacaine for ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block in children

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 647-649

  Gunter, Joel B ^a   Gregg, Theresa ^a   Varughese, Anna M ^a   Wittkugel, Eric P ^a   Berlin, Richard E ^a   Ness, Daniel A ^a   Overbeck, Deanna E ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENANTIOMER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; VOMITING;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0032820316     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199909000-00020     Document Type: Article

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