The number of injections does not influence absorption of bupivacaine after cervical plexus block for carotid endarterectomy

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 263-266

  Gratz, Irwin ^a   Deal, Edward ^a   Larijani, Ghassem E ^a,b   Domsky, Richard ^a   Goldberg, Michael E ^a,b  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Bupivacaine: pharmacokinetics; Local: cervical plexus block; Multiple injection; Single injection

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ABSORPTION; AGED; BUPIVACAINE; CERVICAL PLEXUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 20444411880     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2004.07.009     Document Type: Article

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