Facilitating the onset of regional anesthetic blocks

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 110-113

  Joseph Jr , Raymond S ^a   McDonald, Susan B ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b 98111 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATRACURIUM; BICARBONATE; BUPIVACAINE; CHLOROPROCAINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CLONIDINE; DRUG ADDITIVE; HYALURONIDASE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL; VECURONIUM;

ALKALINIZATION; ANESTHESIA; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESEARCH; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PERIBULBAR ANESTHESIA; PH; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 7044222058     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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