Plasma concentration of ropivacaine after intercostal blocks for video-assisted thoracic surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 251-253

  Behnke, H ^a   Worthmann, F ^b   Cornelissen, J ^b   Kahl, M ^a   Wulf, H ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional, intercostal; Anaesthetics local, ropivacaine; Pharmacokinetics, ropivacaine; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ROPIVACAINE; AMIDE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOTOXICITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CENTRAL VEIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; THORAX SURGERY; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 0035993501     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aef185     Document Type: Article

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