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Free plasma levels of bupivacaine and ropivacaine when used for caudal block in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2005

P. Bozkurt
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Reanimation, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
I. Arslan
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Reanimation, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
M. Bakan
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Reanimation, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
M. S. Cansever
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, Metabolism Division Laboratory, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Istanbul, Turkey
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© 2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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