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A comparison of 1% ropivacaine with a mixture of 0.75% bupivacaine and 2% lignocaine for peribulbar anaesthesia

✍ Scribed by H. A. McLure; A. P. Rubin; M. Westcott; H. Henderson

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
81 KB
Volume
54
Category
Article
ISSN
0003-2409

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✦ Synopsis

In a single centre, randomised, double‐blind study, 54 patients underwent intraocular surgery under peribulbar anaesthesia with either ropivacaine 1% or a mixture of bupivacaine 0.75% and lignocaine 2%, both with hyaluronidase 7.5 iu.ml^−1^. There were no significant differences in volume of anaesthetic required, time to onset of block, peri‐operative pain scores or frequency of adverse events between the ropivacaine group and the lignocaine and bupivacaine group.

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