Epidural combination of ropivacaine with sufentanil for postoperative analgesia after total knee replacement: A pilot study

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 666-671

  Kampe, S ^a   Diefenbach, C ^a   Kanis, B ^a   Auweiler, M ^a   Kiencke, P ^a   Cranfield, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, local, ropivacaine; Analgesics, opioid, pirinatrimide, sufentanil, arthroplasty, replacement, knee; Injections, epidural; Pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

CISATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE AGONIST; PIRITRAMIDE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VERTIGO; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 0036713163     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-200209000-00008     Document Type: Article

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