Background. Ropivacaine provides effective spinal anaesthesia for total hip arthroplasty.
This study was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of plain ropivacaine with plain …

This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of two concentrations of
intrathecal ropivacaine, 7.5 and 10 mg ml–1, in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty …

This study was performed to compare the anesthetic efficacy and safety of three local
anesthetic agents: racemic bupivacaine and its two isomers: ropivacaine and …

BACKGROUND: The dose–response relationship for spinal ropivacaine in patients
undergoing surgery of the lower extremity has not been fully determined. METHODS: We …

Spinal anesthesia is a very old and popular anesthetic technique, with a high success rate
and a good safety profile. In order to further improve and understand safety issues as well as …

Background. Hyperbaric solutions of ropivacaine have been used successfully to provide
spinal anaesthesia. This study was designed to compare the clinical efficacy of hyperbaric …

IMPLICATIONS: In spinal anesthesia, ropivacaine provided two thirds of the duration in
sensory block and half of the duration in motor block compared with bupivacaine. Both 20 …

Background. Preliminary work has shown that ropivacaine provides spinal anaesthesia of
shorter duration than bupivacaine, and may be of particular use in the day-case setting …

The aim of this randomised, double-blind study was to compare equipotent doses of plain
ropivacaine and bupivacaine (19.5 mg and 13 mg respectively), both with fentanyl 20 μg, for …

Background: Early studies have suggested that ropivacaine causes less motor block than
bupivacaine, which might be advantageous in spinal anaesthesia for short procedures. The …