Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Marie Hanna

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• Research Article
  A Comparison of Levobupivacaine and Ropivacaine for Interscalene and Femoral Nerve Blocks: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Prospective Clinical Trial
  Author(s): Marie Hanna and Paul Sloan Marie Hanna and Paul Sloan
  
  Study Objective: To compare the quality of perioperative analgesia provided by levobupivacaine 0.5% and ropivacaine 0.5%. Design: Randomized, double-blind, prospective clinical trial. Setting: Operating room of a university medical center. Patients: Thirty-five patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy and thirty-six patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Interventions: Patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy were administered interscalene blocks, and patients undergoing ACL reconstruction were administered femoral nerve blocks. Patients in each group were randomized to receive either levobupivacaine 0.5% or ropivacaine 0.5%. Measurements: On postoperative days one and two, patients reported on the time of.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000135

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