Thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) with 0.2% ropivacaine in combination with ipsilateral brachial plexus block (BPB) for modified radical mastectomy (MRM)

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 513-520

  Sundarathiti, Petchara ^a   Pasutharnchat, Koravee ^a   Kongdan, Youwanush ^a   Suranutkarin, Pet Eng ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Mastectomy; Thoracic epidural

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM BESILATE; ATROPINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; BRADYCARDIA; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MASTECTOMY; NAUSEA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMEDICATION; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SORE THROAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TACHYCARDIA; THAILAND; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; VOMITING;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 23044452789     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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