Respiratory gas exchange and hemodynamics during lumbar epidural anesthesia: Effects of lidocaine with and without epinephrine

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 380-384

  Steinbrook, Richard A ^a,c   Concepion, Mercedes A ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural anesthesia; Epinephrine; Lidocaine; Oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; LIDOCAINE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; HEART INDEX; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0034234976     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2000.6445     Document Type: Article

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