Pharmacokinetics of Levobupivacaine, Fentanyl, and Clonidine After Administration in Thoracic Paravertebral Analgesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-145

  Burlacu, Crina L ^a   Frizelle, Henry P ^a   Moriarty, Denis C ^a   Buggy, Donal J ^b  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Outcomes Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonidine; Fentanyl; Levobupivacaine; Paravertebral; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BOLUS INJECTION; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33847640145     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2006.11.011     Document Type: Article

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