Plasma ropivacaine concentrations during bilateral transversus abdominis plane infusions

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 488-495

  Hessian, E C ^a   Evans, B E ^a   Woods, J A ^a   Taylor, D J ^a   Kinkel, E ^a   Bjorksten, A R ^b  

^a WESTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

anaesthetics local, ropivacaine; analgesia postoperative; analgesic techniques, infusion; surgery, abdominal; toxicity, local anaesthetics

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PARECOXIB; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSION; LAPAROTOMY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK;

EID: 84882738575     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet065     Document Type: Article

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