Plasma concentrations of levobupivacaine increase under continuous infusion after a major surgery

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 654-655

  Allegri, M ^a   Niebel, T ^a   Baldi, C ^a   Bettinelli, S ^a   Cusato, M ^a   Braschi, A ^a   Regazzi, M ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOBUPIVACAINE; OROSOMUCOID; SUFENTANIL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; TIME TO MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 77950471514     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02176.x     Document Type: Letter

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