title: Predicting the density of bupivacaine and bupivacaine-opioid combinations.
abstract: Manipulating the density of local anesthetic solutions by using a simple formula may be clinically useful in producing optimal density solutions for spinal anesthesia under a variety of clinical conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetric Anaesthesia, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Hallworth
authors.forename: Roshan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernando
authors.forename: Gary M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Stocks
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000737:chemistry*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000737:chemistry*; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000737:chemistry*; D002138:Calibration; D004339:Drug Compounding; D005950:Glucose Solution, Hypertonic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012996:Solutions
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D005950:Glucose Solution, Hypertonic; D012996:Solutions; D002045:Bupivacaine