The effects of age on neural blockade and hemodynamic changes after epidural anesthesia with ropivacaine

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1325-1330

  Simon, Mischa J G ^a   Veering, Bernadette T ^a   Stienstra, Rudolf ^a   Van Kleef, Jack W ^a   Burm, Anton G L ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; PRILOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0036233548     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200205000-00052     Document Type: Article

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