Onset response of bupivacaine 0.5% which has been added with sodium bicarbonate on epidural block

There are many advantages in using epidural anesthesia technique. However, there are also some constraints, such as the relatively long onset, particularly in the case of bupivacaine. Whereas the need of a rapid onset of anesthesia technique for emergency cares is increasing lately. The objective o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marwoto Marwoto, Sigit P. Raharjo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia 2005-02-01
Series:Medical Journal of Indonesia
Online Access:http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/167