Advantages and disadvantages of adrenaline in regional anaesthesia

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Anaesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 229-245

  Niemi, Geir ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Additive; Adrenaline; Anaesthesia; Anaesthetic techniques; Analgesia; Analgesics; Annesthetics; Blood flow; Bupivacaine; Drug; Epidural; Epinephrine; Fentanyl; Interactions; Lidocaine; Local; Lumbas; Postoperative; Regional; Ropivacaine; Sensory blockade; Spinal cord; Sympathetic nervous system; Synapses; Synergy; Thoracic

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BUPIVACAINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHANNEL; SUFENTANIL; TETRACAINE;

ANTINOCICEPTION; BOLUS INJECTION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHRONOTROPISM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG OXIDATION; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; LUNG TOXICITY; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYPHYLAXIS; URINE RETENTION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 17844385823     PISSN: 15216896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2004.12.004     Document Type: Review

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