Epidural test dose with levobupivacaine and ropivacaine: Determination of ED50 motor block after spinal administration

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 850-853

  Camorcia, Michela ^a   Capogna, G ^a   Lyons, G ^b   Columb, M ^c  

^a Citta di Roma Hospital   (Italy)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics local, levobupivacaine; Anaesthetics local, ropivacaine; Analgesia, obstetric; Analgesic techniques, epidural

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BICARBONATE; BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE; AMIDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; DRUG EFFECT; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PREGNANCY;

AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 2942677087     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh155     Document Type: Article

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