Predicting the density of bupivacaine and bupivacaine-opioid combinations.
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.
Hallworth
Stephen P
SP
Department of Obstetric Anaesthesia, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, United Kingdom.
Fernando
Roshan
R
Stocks
Gary M
GM
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
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D005950:Glucose Solution, Hypertonic; D012996:Solutions; D002045:Bupivacaine