Factors affecting the pharmacokinetics and neural block characteristics after epidural administration of local anaesthetics

European Journal of Pain Supplements

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 209-218

  Simon, Mischa J G ^a   Veering, Bernadette T ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Central neural blockade; Epidural anaesthesia; Epidural space; Levobupivacaine; Lidocaine; Local anaesthetics; Pharmacokinetic pharmacodynamic modelling; Pharmacokinetics; Ropivacacaine

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BUPIVACAINE; ETIDOCAINE; FENTANYL; HALOPERIDOL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; PRILOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; TETRACYCLINE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHIRALITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; DURA MATER; ENANTIOMER; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; INJECTION SITE; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CLEARANCE; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PIA MATER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL GANGLION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 78149358745     PISSN: 17543207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujps.2010.09.018     Document Type: Article

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