Study Identifies Safe Redosing of Bupivacaine, Ropivacaine in Truncal Catheters

Predicting safe redosing of bupivacaine and ropivacaine in truncal catheters just got easier.

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Study Evaluates Ropivacaine Administered Via Erector Spinae Plane Blocks

A new study has established the pharmacokinetic profile of ropivacaine administered through erector spinae plane ...

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Ropivacaine Dosing in Paravertebral and TAP Catheters Variable

Ropivacaine dosing in paravertebral and TAP catheters is wide-ranging and variable, and seems to be the product of ...

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Lower Ropivacaine Concentration in Popliteal Block Not Recommended

A new study has found that a lower ropivacaine concentration does not reduce rebound pain after foot and ankle ...

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Dexamethasone With Ropivacaine Best for Open Cholecystectomy Pain

The addition of dexamethasone can improve the quality of an oblique subcostal TAP block with ropivacaine following ...

AUGUST 10, 2020

Efficacy of TAP Block Unreliable In Morbidly Obese Parturients

Different ropivacaine concentrations in transversus abdominis plane block for post-cesarean analgesia yield ...

MAY 2, 2017

Adductor Canal Block Provides Inconsistent Analgesia for TKA

If the results from a recent study left researchers scratching their heads, it wasn’t because more than ...

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Continuous Femoral Nerve Blocks for Total Knee Arthroplasty Shorten Hospital Length of Stay

Sometimes even the simplest interventions can have meaningful effects on patient outcomes and an ...

NOVEMBER 15, 2016