Efficacy of 1% ropivacaine at sacral segments in lumbar epidural anesthesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 208-214

  Arakawa, Masayuki ^a   Aoyama, Yukio ^b   Ohe, Yoko ^b  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anesthetic technique: Epidural anesthesia; Anesthetics, local: Lidocaine, ropivacaine; Chemicals and drugs category: Sodium bicarbonate, epinephrine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANAPEINE; BICARBONATE; LIDOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0038486177     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2003.50053     Document Type: Article

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