Levobupivacaine vs. racemic bupivacaine in peribulbar anaesthesia: A randomized double blind study in ophthalmic surgery

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 539-544

  Pacella, Elena ^a   Collini, S ^a   Pacella, F ^a   Piraino, D C ^a   Santamaria, V ^a   De Blasi, R A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaesthestics; Levobupivacaine; Ophthalmic surgery; Peribulbar block; Racemic bupivacaine

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; HYALURONIDASE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AGED; AKINESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIBULBAR ANESTHESIA; RACEMIC MIXTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PROCEDURES;

AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77955790186     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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