Sciatic nerve block with 0.5% levobupivacaine, 0.75% levobupivacaine or 0.75% ropivacaine: A double-blind, randomized comparison

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 452-456

  Casati, Andrea ^a,c   Vinciguerra, F ^b   Santorsola, R ^b   Aldegheri, G ^b   Putzu, M ^a   Fanelli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional, sciatic nerve block; Anaesthetic, local, ropivacaine, levobupivacaine; Surgery, orthopaedic, hallux valgus repair

Indexed keywords

KETOPROFEN; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MEPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HALLUX VALGUS; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCIATIC NERVE; TOURNIQUET;

ADULT; AGED; AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HALLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLE SIZE; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 20844440708     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505000773     Document Type: Article

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