Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5582923 | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
After bilateral TKR, ropivacaine-fentanyl combination administered through a PCEA system resulted in “superior” analgesic efficacy, that is, pain relief without motor blockade, than “ropivacaine alone” (lesser pain relief) and bupivacaine-fentanyl (pain relief but with attendant motor blockade). Overall, the addition of fentanyl to epidural local anesthetic returned favorable postoperative analgesia profile and patient satisfaction with minor incidence of opioid-related side effects.
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Authors
Ashish (Senior Resident), Rakesh (Senior Consultant), Amitabh (Senior Consultant and Associate Professor), Neelam (Senior Consultant), Jayashree (Senior Consultant, Professor, and Chairperson),