Up-down studies: Responding to dosing!

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-136

  Columb, M O ^a   D'Angelo, R ^b  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; CLONIDINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ANALGESIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; PHARMACODYNAMICS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING; UPDOWN SEQUENTIAL ALLOCATION METHOD; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

EID: 33645090930     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2005.09.010     Document Type: Note

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