Levobupivacaine 0.75% vs. lidocaine 4% for topical anaesthesia: A clinical comparison in cataract surgery

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 438-440

  Di Donato, A ^a   Fontana, C ^a,b   Lancia, F ^a   Di Giorgio, K ^a   Reali, S ^a   Caricati, A ^a  

^a Department of Anesthesia Resuscitation and Pain Management ^*  (Italy)

^b Department of Anesthesia Rescucitation and Pain Management ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia local; Cataract; Levobupivacaine; Lidocaine; Ophthalmic; Surgery

Indexed keywords

LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZATION; SURGEON; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247587691     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021506002018     Document Type: Article

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