Lipid reversal of bupivacaine toxicity: Has the silver bullet been identified?

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 167-169

  Groban, Leanne ^a   Butterworth, John ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMRINONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BRETYLIUM; BUPIVACAINE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT; INSULIN; ISOPRENALINE; LIPID EMULSION; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; VASOPRESSIN;

CARDIOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; EDITORIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEIZURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037809831     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2003.50047     Document Type: Editorial

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