Effect of dexamethasone on motor brachial plexus block with bupivacaine and with bupivacaine-loaded microspheres in a sheep model

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 305-310

  Estebe, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Le Corre, P ^a   Clement R ^a   Du Plessis, L ^a   Chevanne, F ^a   Le Verge, R ^a   Ecoffey, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b Hotel Dieu CHU Rennes   (France)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, conduction, nerve block; Anaesthetics, local, bupivacaine; Hormones, synthetic, dexamethasone, glucocorticoids, synthetic; Investigative techniques, animal, models; Spinal nerves, brachial plexus

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; MICROSPHERE; RESOMER:RG503H 50:50; THIOPENTAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SOLUTION; FEMALE; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PH; SHEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSPHERES; NERVE BLOCK; SHEEP;

EID: 0347298768     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021503000486     Document Type: Article

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