Addition of opioids alters the density and spread of intrathecal local anesthetics? An in vitro study

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 66-70

  Parlow, Joel L ^a,b   Money, Phyllis ^a   Chan, Philip S L ^a   Raymond, Jennifer ^b   Milne, Brian ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLOZAPINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE;

ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DENSITY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033046230     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03012518     Document Type: Article

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