The number of injections does not influence local anesthetic absorption after paravertebral blockade

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 562-567

  Lemay, Erik ^a   Guay, Joanne ^a   Côté, Christiane ^a   Boivin, Marie Claude ^b   Varin, France ^b  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CODEINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 0042424672     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018641     Document Type: Article

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