Open AccessComparison of postoperative pain after epidural anesthesia using 0.5%, 0.75% ropivacaine and 0.5% bupivacaine in patients undergoing lower limb surgery: A double-blind study
Author(s) -
Tripat Kaur Bindra,
Rajvinder Singh,
Rajesh Gupta
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.200230
Subject(s) - ropivacaine , medicine , anesthesia , bupivacaine , orthopedic surgery , local anesthetic , hemodynamics , visual analogue scale , surgery
Ropivacaine (S (-)-1-propyl-2", 6"; pipecoloxylidide hydrochloride) a newer long-acting amide local anesthetic has various clinical and pharmacokinetic advantages over bupivacaine.