Comparison of three different formulations of local anaesthetics for cervical epidural anaesthesia during thyroid surgery

Comparison of three different formulations of local anaesthetics for cervical epidural anaesthesia during thyroid surgery

Background: To compare the efficacy and safety of local anaesthetics under cervical epidural anaesthesia (CEA) using lignocaine (1%), bupivacaine (0.25%) and ropivacaine (0.5%) for thyroid surgery. Methods: In a prospective, randomized fashion, 81 patients were selected for thyroid surgery under CEA...

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Main Authors: Gaurav Jain, Pranav Bansal, Girdhari L Garg, Dinesh K Singh, Ghanshyam Yadav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Bupivacaine
cervical epidural anaesthesia
lignocaine
ropivacaine
thyroid surgery
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2012;volume=56;issue=2;spage=129;epage=134;aulast=Jain

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