A comparison of epidural blockade produced by plain 1% lidocaine and 1% lidocaine prepared by dilution of 2% lidocaine wilt the same volume of saline

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1851-1855

  Kanai, Akifumi ^a   Hoka, Sumio ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE ION; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM ION;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG POTENCY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33744467932     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000219595.08935.9B     Document Type: Article

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