[Continuous epidural ropivacaine analgesia in adolescents].

Abstract

The paper deals with the efficiency of postoperative analgesia after thoracoplasty in 43 adolescents with the funnel chest. Within the first 64-72 postoperative hours, the patients received a continuous epidural infusion of 0.2% ropivacaine solution at a rate of 0.3 ml/kg/hr. Analyses of hemodynamic parameters and the pain scale demonstrated the efficiency of this postoperative analgesia in 74.4% of the adolescents.

• Authors: O S Geodakian, L E Tsypin
• Journal: Anesteziologiia i reanimatologiia (Anesteziol Reanimatol) 2006 Jan-Feb Issue 1 Pg. 20-3 ISSN: 0201-7563 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• PMID: 16613038 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Amides
• Anesthetics, Local
• Ropivacaine

Topics

• Adolescent
• Amides (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Analgesia, Epidural (methods)
• Anesthetics, Local (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Child
• Drug Administration Schedule
• Humans
• Infusion Pumps
• Pain Measurement
• Pain, Postoperative (drug therapy)
• Ropivacaine
• Thoracoplasty
• Time Factors
• Treatment Outcome