Effects of epinephrine in local anesthetics on the central and peripheral nervous systems: Neurotoxicity and neural blood flow

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 124-134

  Neal, Joseph M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; LIDOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; TETRACAINE;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0037354909     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2003.50024     Document Type: Review

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