A prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison of epidural levobupivacaine 0.5% with epidural ropivacaine 0.75% for lower limb procedures

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 979-983

  Peduto, V A ^a   Baroncini, S ^b   Montanini, S ^c   Proietti, R ^d   Rosignoli, L ^e   Tufano, R ^f   Casati, A ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e CTO Hospital   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^g SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, Conduction, anaesthesia epidural; Anaesthetics, Local, levobupivacaine, ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SENSATION; SHIVERING; VOMITING;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MOVEMENT; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344628803     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021503001583     Document Type: Article

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