Systemic levels of local anaesthetic after intra-peritoneal application - A systematic review

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 623-635

  Kahokehr, A ^a,b   Sammour, T ^a,b   Vather, R ^a,b   Taylor, M ^a,c   Stapelberg, F ^a,c   Hill, A G ^a,b  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Department of Anaesthesia ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Intraperitoneal; Local anaesthetic; Pain; Pharmacology; Surgery; Systemic

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPIVACAINE; ETIDOCAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OROSOMUCOID; ROPIVACAINE; AMIDE;

ADD ON THERAPY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; NEUROTOXICITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DOSE RESPONSE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY;

AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIDOCAINE;

EID: 77956625825     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1003800404     Document Type: Review

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