Ropivacaine 3.75 mg/ml, 5 mg/ml, or 7.5 mg/ml for cervical plexus block during carotid endarterectomy

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 312-316

  Umbrain, Vincent J ^a   Van Gorp, Viola L ^a   Schmedding, Eric ^a   Debing, Erik E ^a   Von Kemp, Karl ^a   Van Den Brande, Pierre M ^a   Camu, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Cervical plexus block; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; AMIDE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMIDES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CERVICAL PLEXUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242887271     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2004.04.007     Document Type: Article

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