The analgesic efficacy of continuous elastomeric pump ropivacaine wound instillation after appendectomy

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 256-263

  Ansaloni, Luca ^a   Agnoletti, Vanni ^a   Bettini, Dario ^a   Caira, Antonio ^a   Calli, Morena ^a   Catena, Fausto ^a   Celotti, Miria ^a   De Cataldis, Angelo ^a   Gagliardi, Stefano ^a   Gasperoni, Emmanuel ^a   Leone, Antonio ^a   Melotti, Rita Maria ^a   Potalivo, Antonella ^a   Simoncini, Gabriella ^a   Taffurelli, Mario ^a   Di Nino, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analgesic techniques, infusion; Analgesics, postoperative; Anesthetics local, ropivacaine; Pain, postoperative; Surgery, abdominal; Surgery, appendectomy

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INSTILLATION; DRUG SAFETY; ELASTOMERIC PUMP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL WARD; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; APPENDECTOMY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34250188805     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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