Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 401-407 , September 2009

Comparison of ropivacaine 0.2% and 0.25% with lidocaine 0.5% for intravenous regional anesthesia

  • Ibrahim Asik, MD (Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Aysu Inan Kocum, MD (Specialist)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Baskent University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Asutay Goktug, MD (Specialist)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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  • K. Sanem Cakar Turhan, MD (Specialist)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Samur sok. 38/5 06600, Kurtuluş/Ankara, Turkey. Tel.: +90 312 508 23 93; fax: +90 312 311 50 57.
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  • Neslihan Alkis, MD (Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

Received 15 September 2007 ,Revised 9 October 2008 ,Accepted 11 October 2008.

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PII: S0952-8180(09)00174-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.10.011

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 401-407 , September 2009

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