A comparison of the efficacy of levobupivacaine 0,125%, ropivacaine 0,125% and ropivacaine 0,2%, all combined with sufentanil 0.5 μg/mL, in patient-controlled epidural analgesia after hysterectomy under combined epidural and general anesthesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 169-175

  Sitsen, Elske ^a   Van Poorten, F ^b   Jansen, G ^c   Kuijpers, R ^b   Dahan, A ^a   Stienstra, R ^d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^c AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Epidural; Levobupivacaine; PCEA; Randomized double blind trial; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

CLEMASTINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; ONDANSETRON; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIC INFUSION PUMP; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUFENTANIL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876062296     PISSN: 00015164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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