A comparison of epidural levobupivacaine 0.75% with racemic bupivacaine for lower abdominal surgery

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 642-648

  Kopacz, Dan J ^a   Allen, Hugh W ^a   Thompson, Gale E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACEMIC MIXTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0034051447     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200003000-00026     Document Type: Article

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