Grand mal convulsion and plasma concentrations after intravascular injection of ropivacaine for axillary brachial plexus blockade

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 784-787

  Muller M ^a   Litz, R J ^a   Hubler M ^a   Albrecht, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics local; Complications; Convulsions; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CALCITRIOL; DOXAZOSIN; FUROSEMIDE; INSULIN; METOPROLOL; NITRENDIPINE; ROPIVACAINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0035174064     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/87.5.784     Document Type: Article

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