Accidental administration of epidural remifentanil and intravenous ropivacaine [3];Administración accidental de remifentanilo epidural y ropivacaína intravenosa

Farmacia Hospitalaria

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-132

  Lopez Soriano F ^a   Rivas, F ^a   Lajarin B ^a  

^a Hospital Comarcal del Noroeste   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; NEOSTIGMINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ANESTHESIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; MORTALITY; SMOKING;

EID: 34347346205     PISSN: 11306343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-6343(07)75727-6     Document Type: Letter

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