A randomized control trial of levobupivacaine, bupivacaine versus placebo extraperitoneal infusion in totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasty

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 279-283

  Subwongcharoen, Somboon ^a   Udompornmongkol, Vachira ^b  

^a RAJAVITHI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b RANGSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Extraperitoneal; Hernia; Hernioplasty; Laparoscopic; Levobupivacaine; Pain; Postoperative analgesia; Randomized control trial; Visual analogue pain scores

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 77955984420     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.01.030     Document Type: Article

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