Continuous epidural infusion of large concentration/small volume versus small concentration/large volume of levobupivacaine for postoperative analgesia

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 796-801

  Dernedde, Mira ^a   Stadler, Michaela ^a   Bardiau, Francoise ^a   Boogaerts, Jean G ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; KETOROLAC; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SENSORY NERVE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 0037369602     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000048977.66133.D5     Document Type: Article

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