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Anesthesia and analgesia · Dec 2001
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialSelective spinal anesthesia: a comparison of hyperbaric bupivacaine 4 mg versus 6 mg for outpatient knee arthroscopy.
- J V Valanne, A M Korhonen, R M Jokela, P Ravaska, and K K Korttila.
- Department of Anaesthesia, Lapland Central Hospital, Rovaniemi, Finland. jukka.valanne@lshp.fi
- Anesth. Analg. 2001 Dec 1;93(6):1377-9, table of contents.
ImplicationsA low-dose (4 mg), low-volume (0.8 mL), low-flow (2 min) technique with hyperbaric bupivacaine toward the dependent side oriented injection and maintenance of the lateral decubitus position for 10 min produced selective spinal anesthesia with rapid recession of motor block and early discharge home.
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