Preoperative local infiltration with ropivacaine for postoperative pain relief after inguinal hernia repair: A randomised controlled trial

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 163, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 371-378

  Johansson, B ^a   Hallerback B ^a   Stubberod A ^b   Janbu, T ^c   Edwin, B ^d   Glise, H ^a   Solhaug, J H ^c  

^a Department of Orthopaedics   (Sweden)

^b Värnamo Hospital   (Sweden)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia repair; Postoperative pain; Preoperative local infiltration; Quality of life; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; HEXOBARBITAL; KETOBEMIDONE; KETOGAN; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0030872144     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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