A randomized, double-blinded comparison of thoracic epidural ropivacaine, ropivacaine/fentanyl, or bupivacaine/fentanyl for postthoracotomy analgesia

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1344-1350

  Macias, Antonio ^a   Monedero, Pablo ^a   Adame, María ^a   Torre, Wenceslao ^a   Fidalgo, Isabel ^a   Hidalgo, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSION; LUNG SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIROMETRY; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0036828476     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200211000-00046     Document Type: Article

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