Effect of body mass index on the ED50 volume of bupivacaine 0.5% for supraclavicular brachial plexus block

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 490-495

  Gupta, P K ^a,b   Pace, N L ^c   Hopkins, P M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, conduction; Anaesthetic techniques, regional, brachial plexus; Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Dose response relationship, drug; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DIHYDROCODEINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 77949383640     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq017     Document Type: Article

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