A comparison of epidural bupivacaine, levobupivacaine, and ropivacaine on postoperative analgesia and motor blockade.

Negri P, De; G, Ivani; T, Tirri; P, Modano; C, Reato; S, Eksborg; PA, Lonnqvist

doi:10.1213/01.ane.0000120162.42025.d0

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A comparison of epidural bupivacaine, levobupivacaine, and ropivacaine on postoperative analgesia and motor blockade.

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De Negri P

Ivani G

Tirri T

Abstract

In this prospective, randomized, observer-blinded clinical trial, we compared the incidence of unwanted lower extremity motor blockade and the analgesic efficacy between small-dose (0.125%; 0.2 mg x kg(-1) x h(-1)) postoperative epidural infusions of bupivacaine (Group B; n = 28), levobupivacaine (G...

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