Toxicity of local anesthetic drugs: A pediatric perspective

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-43

  Lönnqvist, Per Arne ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

adverse events; age; child; complications; drugs; lipid rescue; local anesthetics

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBULIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APNEA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DOG; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SAFETY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SHEEP; TACHYCARDIA; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 82655172575     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03631.x     Document Type: Review

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