Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 7 , Pages 474-481 , November 2009

Low-dose spinal hyperbaric bupivacaine for adult anorectal surgery: a double-blinded, randomized, controlled study

  • Jurate Gudaityte, Dr. Med. Sc. (Lecturer)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital, Kaunas, LT 50009, Lithuania
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +370 37 326221; fax: +370 37 326427.
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  • Irena Marchertiene, Dr. Med. Sc. (Assoc. Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital, Kaunas, LT 50009, Lithuania
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  • Aurika Karbonskiene, Dr. Med. Sc. (Assoc. Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital, Kaunas, LT 50009, Lithuania
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  • Zilvinas Saladzinskas, Dr. Med. Sc. (Assoc. Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Coloproctology, Department of Surgery, Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital, Kaunas, LT 50009, Lithuania
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  • Algimantas Tamelis, Dr. Med. Sc. (Assoc. Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Coloproctology, Department of Surgery, Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital, Kaunas, LT 50009, Lithuania
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  • Igoris Toker, Dr.

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Coloproctology, Department of Surgery, Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital, Kaunas, LT 50009, Lithuania
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  • Dainius Pavalkis, Dr. Med. Sc. (Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Coloproctology, Department of Surgery, Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital, Kaunas, LT 50009, Lithuania

Received 28 February 2007 ,Revised 24 November 2008 ,Accepted 26 November 2008.

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☆ The study was supported by grant from Lithuanian State Foundation of Science and Research.

PII: S0952-8180(09)00253-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.11.014

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 7 , Pages 474-481 , November 2009

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