Comparison of three different concentrations of ropivacaine for postoperative patient-controlled thoracic epidural analgesia after upper abdominal surgery

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 100-105

  Wang, Shen Chih ^a   Chang, Ya Ying ^a   Chang, Kuang Yi ^a   Hu, Jenkin S ^a   Chan, Kwok Hon ^a   Tsou, Mei Yung ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analgesia, epidural; Anesthetic, local; Ropivacaine; Surgery, upper abdominal

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; OXYGEN; ROCURONIUM; ROPIVACAINE; THIOPENTAL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INFUSION RATE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; SENSORY NERVE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 54449084882     PISSN: 18754597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-4597(08)60002-8     Document Type: Article

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