Continuous spinal analgesia with levobupivacaine for postoperative pain management: Comparison of 0.125% versus 0.0625% in elective total knee and hip replacement: A double-blind randomized study

• Main Authors: Alessandro D'Ambrosio (Author), Savino Spadaro (Author), Chiara Natale (Author), Antonella Cotoia (Author), Michele Dambrosio (Author), Gilda Cinnella (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: Continuous spinal anesthesia (CSA) has not been widely used for postoperative analgesia, mainly to avoid complications from the subarachnoid injection. Recently, the introduction of low caliber CSA catheters (Spinocath ® ), has allowed to decrease anesthetics doses and volumes w...