Cephalad movement of morphine and fentanyl in humans after intrathecal injection

Anesthesiology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 166-173

  Eisenach, James C ^a   Hood, David D ^a   Curry, Regina ^a   Shafer, Steven L ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE;

EID: 0038449842     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200307000-00027     Document Type: Article

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