Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
[Comparison of the efficacy of ropivacaine and that of levobupivacaine for postoperative epidural analgesia in patients undergoing gynecological open abdominal surgery].
Postoperative analgesia is important in patients undergoing open abdominal surgery. We prospectively compared the efficacy of ropivacaine and that of levobupivacaine for postoperative epidural analgesia in patients undergoing gynecological open abdominal surgery. ⋯ Both 0.187% ropivacaine and levobupivacaine similarly provide appropriate postoperative epidural analgesia for patients undergoing gynecological open abdominal surgery.