Epidural ropivacaine concentrations for intraoperative analgesia during major upper abdominal surgery: A prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1971-1976

  Panousis, Periklis ^a   Heller, Axel R ^a   Koch, Thea ^a   Litz, Rainer J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DESFLURANE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN; PLACEBO; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; AMIDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; BISPECTRAL INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LACRIMATION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RADIOLYSIS; PULSE RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWEATING; THORACIC EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; ABDOMEN; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; FLUID THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABDOMEN; AGED; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; ISOFLURANE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 66349133090     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181a2a301     Document Type: Article

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