Comparison of different concentrations of levobupivacaine for post-operative epidural analgesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 884-890

  Dernedde, Mira ^a   Stadler, M ^a   Bardiau, F ^a   Boogaerts, J ^a  

^a University Hospital Centre   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anesthetic techniques; Concentration; Dose; Epidural; Levobupivacaine; Local anesthetics; Pain; Post operative

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ATROPINE; KETOROLAC; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PROPACETAMOL; TROPISETRON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; VOMITING;

ABDOMEN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUPIVACAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0041846938     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.00182.x     Document Type: Article

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