Continuous epidural infusion of ropivacaine for the prevention of postoperative pain after major orthopaedic surgery: A dose-finding study

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-22

  Badner, Neal H ^a   Reid, Dennis ^b   Sullivan, Pat ^b   Ganapathy, Sugantha ^a   Crosby, Edward T ^b   McKenna, Jocelyne ^b   Lui, Anne ^b  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, epidural; Anaesthetics, local, ropivacaine; Pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030059289     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03015952     Document Type: Article

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