Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Mar 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparison of racemic bupivacaine, ropivacaine, and levo-bupivacaine for pediatric caudal anesthesia: effects on postoperative analgesia and motor block.
To compare ropivacaine, levo-bupivacaine, and racemic bupivacaine for caudal blockade in children. ⋯ All 3 investigated local anesthetics were found to be clinically comparable despite the slight reduction of early postoperative motor block associated with the use of ropivacaine.