A Low-Dose Bupivacaine: A Comparison of Hyperbaric and Hypobaric Solutions for Unilateral Spinal Anesthesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-22

  Kaya, Menşure ^a,b   Oǧuz, Selma ^a   Aslan, Kemal ^a   Kadioǧullari, Nihal ^a  

^a ANKARA ONCOLOGY HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anesthetic techniques; Anesthetics; Bupivacaine; Regional; Spinal anesthesia; Unilateral

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; HYPERBARIC SOLUTION; HYPOBARIC SOLUTION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BROMAGE SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERBARISM; HYPOBARISM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PINPRICK SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TECHNIQUE; UNILATERAL SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 1642498201     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2003.09.006     Document Type: Article

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