Low-dose infusion with 'surgical transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block' in open nephrectomy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 889-890

  Harish, R ^a   Forastiere, E ^a   Sofra, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROPIVACAINE; BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; DIAMORPHINE;

DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; LETTER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; AGED; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEPHRECTOMY; NOTE; CATHETER REMOVAL; LOW DRUG DOSE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRALESIONAL; NEPHRECTOMY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 66249090848     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep120     Document Type: Letter

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