0.75% and 0.5% ropivacaine for axillary brachial plexus block: a clinical comparison with 0.5% bupivacaine.

Background And Objectives: Although ropivacaine has been extensively studied for epidural anesthesia, very few reports exist on brachial plexus block. We therefore decided to investigate the clinical features of axillary brachial plexus anesthesia with two different concentrations of ropivacaine (0.5% and 0.

[Patient-controlled postoperative analgesia in orthopedic surgery: epidural PCA versus intravenous PCA].

Objective: To evaluate both effectiveness and incidence of side effects of two techniques of postoperative pain treatment: intravenous and epidural PCA.

Design: Prospective analysis of data from two groups of randomized patients.

Settings: Orthopedic and trauma center.