Plasma lidocaine concentrations are higher in twin compared to singleton newborns following epidural anesthesia for Cesarean delivery

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 701-705

  Vallejo, Manuel C ^a   Ramanathan, Sivam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FETUS; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN;

EID: 0036700965     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03017449     Document Type: Article

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