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Periodicum biologorum, Vol. 111 No. 2, 2009.

Review article

Update on adjuvants in regional anaesthesia

LENNART CHRISTIANSSON ; Consultant, Department of Surgical Sciences Anesthesiology & Intensive care, University Hospital, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden

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Abstract

This is a review article on adjuvants to neuroaxial anaesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks used in clinical practice: opioids, asoconstrictors, clonidine, NMDA antagonists, midazolam, glucocorticoids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and neostigmine. Mechanisam and site of action of each of them is described. It is followed by discussion of experimental and clinical data published in the last five years.

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38083

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/38083

Publication date:

15.6.2009.

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