When drug therapy gets old: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in the elderly

K Turnheim - Experimental gerontology, 2003 - Elsevier
… clearance that is equivalent to V·k e . Average values for f,V, k e , and CL/f for a number of
agents in old and young adults have been published previously (Turnheim, 1998). It should be …

Drug therapy in the elderly

K Turnheim - Experimental gerontology, 2004 - Elsevier
… clearance that is equivalent to V·k e . Average values for f, V, k e , and CL/f for a number of
agents in old and young adults have been published previously (Turnheim, 1998). It should …

Drug dosage in the elderly: is it rational?

K Turnheim - Drugs & aging, 1998 - Springer
Pharmacotherapy in the elderly requires an understanding of the age-dependent changes
in function and composition of the body. Aging is characterised by a progressive loss of …

Ultrasound versus landmark-based technique for ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve blockade in children: the implications on plasma levels of ropivacaine

…, PA Lönnqvist, K Koppatz, K Turnheim… - Anesthesia & …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
k e and t max are known, k a can be calculated from k a = k e · ξ. Because Eq. 1 is transcendental
and cannot be solved for ξ, values for ξ as a function of k … increase in k a with k e being …

Analgesic Effects of Caudal and Intramuscular S  (+)-Ketamine in Children

…, W Erlacher, A Nikolic, K Turnheim… - The Journal of the …, 2000 - pubs.asahq.org
Background Previous studies suggest that caudal administration of ketamine cause effective
analgesia. The purpose of the current study was to compare the clinical effectiveness and …

Pharmacokinetics of the local anesthetic ropivacaine after transversus abdominis plane block in healthy volunteers

…, SC Kettner, K Koppatz, K Turnheim… - European journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a regional anesthetic technique
used for pain control following abdominal surgical procedures. While a minimum of systemic …

Intrinsic regulation of apical sodium entry in epithelia

K Turnheim - Physiological reviews, 1991 - journals.physiology.org
… On the basis of measurements of radionuclide fluxes or amiloride-inhibitable transapical
current in the presence of Na+ or K+ gradients, a Na+-K+ selectivity of lOO-1,000 was reported …

Pharmacokinetics of indomethacin in the elderly

R Oberbauer, P Krivanek, K Turnheim - Clinical pharmacokinetics, 1993 - Springer
… In 7 men >70 years, the tl;' of indomethacin was reported to be 1.7h (corresponding to a
ke of 0.40 h-I ) and 1.5h in 7 men <50 years (ke = 0.45 h- I ). These tl;' values are short compared …

Pharmacokinetic dosage guidelines for elderly subjects

K Turnheim - Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Ageing is associated with a decline in drug elimination; hence, using the same doses as in
younger adults may result in higher plasma drug concentrations and toxicity. Two …

Simultaneous isocratic HPLC determination of vigabatrin and gabapentin in human plasma by dansyl derivatization

P Krivanek, K Koppatz, K Turnheim - Therapeutic drug monitoring, 2003 - journals.lww.com
A rapid and low-cost assay for simultaneous vigabatrin (VGA) and gabapentin (GBP)
determination is described that can be performed with simple HPLC instrumentation. The method …