Vasoconstrictive and analgesic efficacy of locally infiltrated levobupivacaine in tonsillectomy patients

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1429-1433

  Ergil, Julide ^a   Akkaya, Taylan ^a   Gozaydin, Orhan ^a   Gunsoy, Behcet ^a   Alicura, Sibel ^a   Aladag, Ebru ^a   Gumus, Haluk ^a   Akin, Istemihan ^a  

^a Ministry of Health Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Levobupivacaine; Peritonsillar infiltration; Postoperative analgesia; Vasoconstrictive effect

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HEMOGLOBIN; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUTERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TONSILLECTOMY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; OPERATIVE TIME; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMEDICATION; TONSILLECTOMY; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 84866465241     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.06.016     Document Type: Article

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