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We performed a prospective, randomized, and double-blind study comparing the top-up effects of 2% lidocaine/100 microgram fentanyl/epinephrine (n=31) and 2% lidocaine/saline/epinephrine (n=30) when extending an epidural labor analgesia using low-dose...
PURPOSE: Opioids are commonly used as an epidural adjuvant to local anesthetics, but are associated with potentially serious side effects, such as respiratory depression. The aim of this study was...
PURPOSE: This study examined the sparing effect of sufentanil on the median effective concentration (EC50) of epidural ropivacaine in elderly patients undergoing elective transurethral resection of prostate (TURP).
MATERIALS AND METHODS:...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of a bimatoprost/timolol fixed combination (BTFC) and a latanoprost/timolol fixed combination (LTFC) on diurnal intraocular pressure (IOP) and anterior ocular parameters in healthy subjects.
METHODS: We...
BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a continuous interscalene block (CISB) by comparing it with that of a single interscalene block combined with a continuous intra-bursal infusion of ropivacaine...