Spinal anaesthesia has the definitive advantage that profound nerve block can be produced
in a large part of the body by the relatively simple injection of a small amount of local …

Ropivacaine is a long-acting, enantiomerically pure (S-enantiomer) amide local anaesthetic
with a high pK a and low lipid solubility which blocks nerve fibres involved in pain …

Effective analgesia for postoperative pain relief after major surgery has been a practical
proposition with epidural administration of local anaesthetic (LA) and opioid drugs since the …

Synopsis The enantiomerically pure (S-enantiomer) amide local anaesthetic drug
ropivacaine blocked nerve fibres responsible for transmission of pain (Aδ and fibres) more …

We have used the technique of randomized, double-blind sequential allocation to compare
the minimum local analgesic concentrations (MLAC) of epidural bupivacaine and …

Ropivacaine (Naropin®) is the pure S (−)-enantiomer of propivacaine, and is a long-acting
amide local anaesthetic agent, eliciting nerve block via reversible inhibition of sodium ion …

Methods: A total of one hundred patients of both gender aged 21-56 years, American
Society of Anaesthesiologist (ASA) physical status I and II who underwent lower limb …

Ropivacaine (Naropin®, AstraZeneca) a new long-acting amide local anaesthetic agent, is a
pure S-enantiomer, with a high pKa and relatively low-lipid solubility. Since its clinical …

SUMMARY A brief outline of the history of epidural analgesia is followed by a review of the
anatomy of the epidural space with particular reference to epidural block. The technique of …

Background The rationale of this study was to evaluate intrathecal ropivacaine for
ambulatory surgery. Methods One hundred fifty patients with American Society of …