title: Levobupivacaine 0.5% provides longer analgesia after sciatic nerve block using the Labat approach than the same dose of ropivacaine in foot and ankle surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. roxane.fournier@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Roxane
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faust
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chassot
authors.forename: Zdravko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gamulin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000577:Amides; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000842:Ankle / Q000601:surgery*; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D000077554:Levobupivacaine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D000077212:Ropivacaine; D012584:Sciatic Nerve; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000077212:Ropivacaine; D000077554:Levobupivacaine; D002045:Bupivacaine