A comparison of the electrocardiographic cardiotoxic effects of racemic bupivacaine, levobupivacaine, and ropivacaine in anesthetized swine

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1308-1314

  Morrison, Stuart G ^a,b   Dominguez, Javier J ^a   Frascarolo, Philippe ^a   Reiz, Sebastian ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SWINE;

EID: 0034039221     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200006000-00009     Document Type: Article

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