Spinal anesthesia : Comparison of plain ropivacaine, bupivacaine and levobupivacaine for lower abdominal surgery

Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 65-71

  Mantouvalou, M ^a,c   Ralli, S ^b   Arnaoutoglou, H ^b   Tziris, G ^a   Papadopoulos, G ^b  

^a Western Attica General Hospital   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anesthetic techniques; Anesthetic techniques, subarachnoid; Anesthetics local, bupivacaine; Levobupivacaine; Regional; Ropivacaine; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; ROPIVACAINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; NAUSEA; OXYGEN SATURATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TREMOR; URINE RETENTION; VARICOCELE; VOMITING;

ABDOMEN; AMIDES; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46949094117     PISSN: 00015164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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