Intrathecal levobupivacaine and ropivacaine for cesarean section. New perspectives

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 521-525

  Celleno, D ^a   Parpaglioni, R ^a,b   Frigo, M G ^a   Barbati, G ^a  

^a FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

CARDIOTOXICITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 26844551253     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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