Ropivacaine and levobupivacaine for bilateral selective ankle block in patients undergoing hallux valgus repair

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 841-844

  Palmisani, S ^a   Arcioni, R ^a   Di Benedetto, P ^a   De Blasi, R A ^a   Mercieri, M ^a   Ronconi, P ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Foot Medical Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ankle block; Levobupivacaine; Local anesthetic; Regional anesthesia; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

LEVOBUPIVACAINE; NAROPINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOOT SURGERY; HALLUX VALGUS; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIAL NERVE;

AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HALLUX VALGUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 45149102736     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01630.x     Document Type: Article

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