Randomised comparison of hyperbaric articaine and hyperbaric low-dose bupivacaine along with fentanyl in spinal anaesthesia for day-case inguinal herniorrhaphy

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-27

  Bachmann, Martina ^a   Pere, Pertti ^a   Kairaluoma, Pekka ^a   Rosenberg, Per H ^b   Kallio, Helena ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Articaine; Bupivacaine; Day case surgery; Fentanyl; Inguinal herniorrhaphy; Local anaesthetics; Postoperative pain; Regional anaesthesia; Spinal anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ARTICAINE; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERVIEW; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CARTICAINE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FENTANYL; FINLAND; HEAD-DOWN TILT; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT POSITIONING; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856426459     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32834a11be     Document Type: Article

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