The place of ropivacaine in anesthesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-148

  Stienstra, R ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CARDIOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG POTENCY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LABOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; SENSORY RECEPTOR; TACHYPHYLAXIS;

AMIDES; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DRUG EVALUATION; HUMANS;

EID: 0038352033     PISSN: 00015164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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