A prospective, randomized, double-blinded comparison between multimodal thoracic paravertebral bupivacaine and levobupivacaine analgesia in patients undergoing lung surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 863-867

  Novak Jankovic, Vesna ^a   Milan, Zoka ^b   Potocnik, Iztok ^a   Stupnik, Tomaz ^a   Maric, Stela ^a   Stopar Pintaric, Tatjana ^a   Kremzar, Boriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anesthesia and analgesia; bupivacaine; levobupivacaine; paravertebral block; pulmonary surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDAZOLAM MALEATE; MORPHINE; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUNG SURGERY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARAVERTEBRAL CATHETERIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERTEBRA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84865750103     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.01.050     Document Type: Article

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