The Effects of An Epidural Infusion of Ropivacaine Versus Saline on Sensory Block After Spinal Anesthesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-221

  Guryay, Dogan ^a   Karaege, Gunes Terzi ^a   Katircioglu, Kaan ^a   Ozkalkanli, Murat Yasar ^a   Ozgurbuz, Ugur ^a   Savaci, Serdar ^a  

^a Izmir Ataturk Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Combined spinal epidural anesthesia; Epidural top up; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; ROPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NERVE BLOCK; PARTIAL HIP REPLACEMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42249096756     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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