Local anaesthesia in elective inguinal hernia repair: A randomised, double-blind study comparing the efficacy of levobupivacaine with racemic bupivacaine

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 168, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 391-396

  Kingsnorth, Andrew N ^a   Cummings, Chris G ^a   Bennett, David H ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Bupivacaine; Elective inguinal hernia repair; Levobupivacaine; Local anaesthesia; Randomised; Wound infiltration

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; IBUPROFEN; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANXIETY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SITING; SUPINE POSITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036429711     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241502320789069     Document Type: Article

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