The effects of age on the median effective concentration of ropivacaine for motor blockade after epidural anesthesia with ropivacaine

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1847-1850

  Li, Yuhong ^a   Zhu, Shengmei ^a   Bao, Fangping ^a   Xu, Jianhong ^a   Yan, Xiang ^a   Jin, Xudong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; BROMAGE SCORE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MINOR SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 33744485536     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000215999.60513.da     Document Type: Article

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