Arterial and venous pharmacokinetics of ropivacaine with and without epinephrine after thoracic paravertebral block.

Background: Animal and volunteer studies indicate that ropivacaine is associated with less neurologic and cardiac toxicity than bupivacaine. Ropivacaine may offer advantages when used for thoracic paravertebral block. This study was designed to describe the pharmacokinetics of ropivacaine after thor...

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Published in:	Anesthesiology Vol. 103; no. 4; pp. 704 - 712
Main Authors:	Karmakar MK, Ho AM, Law BK, Wong ASY, Shafer SL, Gin T, Karmakar, Manoj K, Ho, Anthony M-H, Law, Bonita K, Wong, April S Y, Shafer, Steven L, Gin, Tony
Format:	clinical trial equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Oct2005
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost