Use of local anaesthetics and adjuncts for spinal and epidural anaesthesia and analgesia at German and Austrian University Hospitals: An online survey to assess current standard practice

BMC Anesthesiology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Wahlen, Bianca M ^a   Roewer, Norbert ^a   Kranke, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; DRUG USE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 77950879731     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2253-10-4     Document Type: Article

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