Regional anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy: A comparison between ropivacaine and levobupivacaine

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 231-237

  Cristalli, A ^a,c   Arlati, S ^a   Bettinelli, L ^a   Bracconaro, G ^a   Marconi, G ^a   Zerbi, S ^b  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, conduction; Endarterectomy, carotid; Hypotension; Levobupivacaine; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; ETAFEDRINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; ROPIVACAINE; AMIDE; BUPIVACAINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CERVICAL PLEXUS BLOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOORE TECHNIQUE; NERVE BLOCK; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SIDE EFFECT; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VASODILATATION; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEMODYNAMICS; HOARSENESS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CAROTID STENOSIS; CERVICAL PLEXUS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HOARSENESS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VASODILATION;

EID: 67650123631     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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