Does alkalinization of 0.75% ropivacaine promote a lumbar peridural block of higher quality?

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 357-362

  Ramos, Gilson ^a   Pereira, Edisio ^b   Simonetti, Maria P B ^c  

^a Orthopedic Hospital of Goia nia   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkalinization; Anesthetic techniques; Anesthetics; Local; Peridural; Regional; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BICARBONATE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ALKALINIZATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034923651     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2001.24257     Document Type: Article

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