Spinal anaesthesia with articaine 5% vs bupivacaine 0.5% for day-case lower limb surgery: A double-blind randomized clinical trial

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-108

  Dijkstra, T ^a   Reesink, J A ^a   Verdouw, B C ^a   Van Der Pol, W S C J M ^a   Feberwee, T ^a   Vulto, A G ^b  

^a REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, regional; Anaesthetic techniques, spinal; Anaesthetics local, articaine; Anaesthetics local, bupivacaine; Surgery, day case

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ARTICAINE; BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; MIDAZOLAM; PARACETAMOL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE PAIN; LEG; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; MOTOR NERVE; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NERVE BLOCK; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME VARIABLE; OUTPATIENT; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOVERY TIME; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSATION;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CARTICAINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSATION;

EID: 38449120963     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem332     Document Type: Article

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