Does preincisional injection of levobupivacaine with epinephrine have any benefits for children undergoing tonsillectomy? An intraindividual evaluation

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1171-1175

  Tas, Ebru ^a   Hanci, Volkan ^a   Ugur, Mehmet Birol ^a   Turan, Isil Ozkocak ^a   Yigit, Volkan Bilge ^b   Cinar, Fikret ^a  

^a Zonguldak Karaelmas Universitesi Tip Fakultesi   (Turkey)

^b ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epinephrine; Intraindividual; Levobupivacaine; Local anesthetic; Postoperative pain; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OPERATION DURATION; OTALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TONSIL DISEASE; TONSILLECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TONSILLECTOMY; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 77956471304     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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