Open AccessRopivacaine vs. levobupivacaine combined with sufentanil for epidural analgesia after lung surgery
Author(s) -
Germano De Cosmo,
Elisabetta Congedo,
Carlo Lai,
Marina Sgreccia,
Antonino Amato,
G. Beccia,
Paola Aceto
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1017/s0265021508004638
Subject(s) - levobupivacaine , medicine , ropivacaine , sufentanil , anesthesia , nausea , sedation , morphine , vomiting , visual analogue scale , surgery , bupivacaine
There are no clinical studies that compare epidural infusion of ropivacaine and levobupivacaine in patients undergoing lung surgery. The aim of this prospective, randomized double-blind study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of two commercially available solutions of ropivacaine (0.2% w/v) and levobupivacaine (0.125% w/v) when administered by continuous epidural infusion together with sufentanil in patients undergoing lung surgery.