The efficacy and safety of epidural infusions of levobupivacaine with and without clonidine for postoperative pain relief patients undergoing total hip replacement

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 393-397

  Milligan, Kevin R ^a   Convery, Philip N ^a   Weir, Paul ^a   Quinn, Patricia ^a   Connolly, Denis ^a  

^a MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CLONIDINE; EPHEDRINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; RANITIDINE; TEMAZEPAM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0033868784     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200008000-00030     Document Type: Article

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