Comparison of ropivacaine 2 mg ml-1 and prilocaine 5 mg ml-1 for i.v. regional anaesthesia in outpatient surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 640-644

  Niemi, Tomi T ^a   Neuvonen, P J ^b   Rosenberg, P H ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, i.v. regional; Anaesthetics local, prilocaine; Anaesthetics local, ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

PRILOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALGESIA; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NERVE BLOCK; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM; TOURNIQUET;

EID: 33645852248     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael066     Document Type: Article

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