The effect of continuous epidural infusion of ropivacaine (0.1%, 0.2% and 0.3%) on nerve conduction velocity and postural control in volunteers

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 342-349

  Zaric, D ^a,c   Nydahl, P A ^a   Adel S O ^a   Enbom, H ^a   Magnusson, M ^b   Philipson, L ^a   Axelsson, K ^a  

^a Department of Anaesthesiology ^*  (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Department of Otorhinolaryngology ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anesthetic techniques: epidural anesthesia; Anesthetics, local: ropivacaine; Electrophysiology: F response, H reflex; Postural control

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029967805     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1996.tb04443.x     Document Type: Article

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