Is ropivacaine hydrochloride effective as an intercostal block for pain management in adult cardiac surgery patients compared to bupivacaine hydrochloride?
Abdulwadud O
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This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.
Citation
Abdulwadud O. Is ropivacaine hydrochloride effective as an intercostal block for pain management in adult cardiac surgery patients compared to bupivacaine hydrochloride? Clayton, Victoria: Centre for Clinical Effectiveness (CCE) 2001: 5
Authors' objectives
This aim of this critical appraisal was to assess whether ropivacaine hydrochloride is effective as an intercostal block for pain management in adult cardiac surgery patients compared to bupivacaine hydrochloride.
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