Comparison of three different concentrations 0.2%, 0.5%, and 0.75% epidural ropivacaine for postoperative analgesia in lower limb orthopedic surgery | Zendy

Amitesh Pathak | Zendy; Neeraj Yadav | Zendy; SatiNath Mohanty | Zendy; Ekta Ratnani | Zendy; Om Prakash Sanjeev | Zendy

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Comparison of three different concentrations 0.2%, 0.5%, and 0.75% epidural ropivacaine for postoperative analgesia in lower limb orthopedic surgery

Author(s) -

Amitesh Pathak,

Neeraj Yadav,

SatiNath Mohanty,

Ekta Ratnani,

Om Prakash Sanjeev

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

anesthesia essays and researches

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0259-1162

DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_88_17

Subject(s) - ropivacaine , medicine , anesthesia , orthopedic surgery , intrathecal , motor block , bupivacaine , surgery

Ropivacaine has been studied previously and holds promise as an agent that offers a safe, efficacious, and better recovery profile than other conventional agents such as bupivacaine. The aim of the present study was to compare the safety and efficacy of equal volume of different concentration of ropivacaine for epidural analgesia in patients undergoing major lower limb orthopedic surgery.

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