Pain relief by wound infiltration with bupivacaine or high-dose ropivacaine after inguinal hernia repair

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 569-575

  Pettersson, Nils ^a   Berggren, Per ^b   Larsson, Magnus ^c   Westman, Bo ^d   Hahn, Robert G ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ERSTA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Hernia repair; Infiltration; Postoperative pain relief; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BUPIVACAINE; OXAZEPAM; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032714518     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-7339(99)90051-2     Document Type: Article

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