Hemiarthroplasty in high risk elderly patient under epidural anesthesia with 0.75% ropivacaine-fentanyl versus 0.5% bupivacaine-fentanyl: Clinical trial

Hemiarthroplasty in high risk elderly patient under epidural anesthesia with 0.75% ropivacaine-fentanyl versus 0.5% bupivacaine-fentanyl: Clinical trial

Background: Anesthetic management of elderly patients is a challenge as aging makes them more susceptible to hemodynamic fluctuations during regional anesthesia. This study was aimed to compare the clinical efficacy of epidural 0.75% ropivacaine fentanyl (RF)- with 0.5% bupivacaine-fentanyl (BF) for...

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Main Authors: Bhawna Rastogi, Kumkum Gupta, Avinash Rastogi, Prashant K Gupta, Apoorva B Singhal, Ivesh Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Bupivacaine
elderly population
epidural anesthesia
fentanyl
hemiarthroplasty
ropivacaine
Online Access:http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2013;volume=7;issue=2;spage=142;epage=145;aulast=Rastogi

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