Levobupivacaine.
Regional anaesthesia has seen the development of a new local anaesthetic: levobupivacaine. This review aims to outline the rationale underlying the development of levobupivacaine and to consider its place in modern regional anaesthesia.
McLeod
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Department of Anaesthesia, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK. g.a.mcleod@dundee.ac.uk
Burke
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D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000379:methods; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D002045:Bupivacaine