Ropivacaine: Is it time for children?

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 383-387

  Ivani, G ^a  

^a REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

CARDIOTOXICITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STRUCTURE; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; NEUROTOXICITY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; HUMANS;

EID: 0036281173     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.00859.x     Document Type: Editorial

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