Bupivacaine concentrations in the lumbar cerebrospinal fluid of patients during spinal anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 832-838

  Ruppen, W ^a   Steiner, L A ^a   Drewe, J ^a   Hauenstein, L ^a,b   Brugger, S ^a   Seeberger, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Zollikerberg Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques; Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Cerebrospinal fluid; Spinal chord, sensory block

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INJECTION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; BACK; BODY POSTURE; DRUG EFFECTS; HALF LIFE TIME; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PUNCTURE; SENSATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; SENSATION; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 67649446126     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep049     Document Type: Article

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