Levobupivacaine and fentanyl for spinal anaesthesia: A randomized trial

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 899-903

  Lee, Y Y ^a   Muchhal, K ^a   Chan, C K ^a   Cheung, A S P ^a,b  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, anaesthesia, spinal; Anaesthetics, local, levobupivacaine; Analgesics, opioid, fentanyl; Surgery, urological

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SHIVERING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; VOMITING;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUPIVACAINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 28444447439     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 02650215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505001523     Document Type: Article

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