Pre-emptive analgesia in gynecologic surgical procedures: Preoperative wound infiltration with ropivacaine in patients who undergo laparotomy through a midline vertical incision

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 901-905

  Updike, Glenn M ^a,b   Manolitsas, Tom P ^a   Cohn, David E ^a   Eaton, Lynne A ^a   Fowler, Jeffrey M ^a   Young, Donn C ^a   Copeland, Larry J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Local anesthetic; Postoperative pain; Pre emptive analgesia; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE; AMIDE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; METHODOLOGY; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

AMIDES; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0037963198     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.216     Document Type: Article

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