Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) solutions are widely used to replace intravascular volume. HES
solutions differ from each other with regard to molecular weight and mode of hydroxyl …

In the treatment of chronic benign pain, the administration of an intrathecal opioid produces
a potent analgesia without interfering with the motor and sensory functions of the lower …

Design One hundred twenty-two fatally injured motorcyclists were studied retrospectively. In
all cases, an autopsy had been performed. Data, including the autopsy report, were …

Abstract Bupivacaine (Marcaine, Sensorcaine, Carbostesin) is a local anesthetic of the
anilide type. Because of a nonpolar n-butylpipecolic group, bupivacaine is more lipid …

A new method for monitoring the effect of muscle relaxants on the myoneural junction was
tested in unanesthetized volunteers. Evoked electromyographic responses to stimulation …