Ropivacaine for peripheral nerve blocks: Are there advantages?

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 56-59

  Lew, Ewa ^a   Vloka, Jerry D ^a   Hadžić, Admir ^a,b  

^a Columbia Univ Coll Phys Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK;

EID: 0034997683     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/trap.2001.23680     Document Type: Article

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