Effect of warmed ropivacaine solution on onset and duration of axillary block
BackgroundBicarbonate, as an adjunct increasing the non-ionized form of local anesthetics, can reduce latency and prolong duration of regional nerve block. Warming of local anesthetics decreases pKa and also increases the non-ionized form of local anesthetics. We warmed ropivacaine to body temperatu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Korean Journal of Anesthesiology |
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| Online Access: | http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-62-52.pdf |