Levobupivacaine for parturients undergoing elective caesarean delivery. A dose-finding investigation;Levobupivacain zur spinalanästhesie bei der sectio caesarea. Eine dosisfindungsuntersuchung

Anaesthesist

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 772-779

  Bremerich, D H ^a   Kuschel, S ^b   Fetsch, N ^c   Zwissler, B ^c   Byhahn, C ^c   Meininger, D ^c  

^a St Vincenz Krankenhaus Limburg   (Germany)

^b LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, spinal, intrathecal; Caesarean section; Levobupivacaine; Local anaesthetics; Obstetrics

Indexed keywords

LEVOBUPIVACAINE;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUPIVACAINE; CESAREAN SECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FETUS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34548100261     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00101-007-1201-1     Document Type: Article

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