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Ropivacain

At a glance

Approved indications

• Anesthesia for cesarean section
• Local anesthesia
• Major Nerve Block for Surgery
• Regional Anesthesia for Labor Pain
• Regional Anesthesia for Postoperative Pain
• Regional Anesthesia for Surgery

Common side effects

• Hypotension
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Bradycardia
• Headache
• Paresthesia
• Back pain
• Pain
• Pruritus
• Fever
• Dizziness
• Rigors (Chills)

Serious adverse events

• Fetal bradycardia
• Neonatal jaundice
• Neonatal complication-NOS
• Apgar score low
• Neonatal respiratory disorder
• Neonatal tachypnea
• Neonatal fever
• Fetal tachycardia
• Fetal distress
• Neonatal infection

Key clinical trials

• Combination of Nerve Blocks and Local Infiltration Analgesia in Knee Arthroplasty (PHASE4)
• Comparison of Mean Duration of Post Operative Analgesia Following QL-2 Block vs QL-3 Block Using Ropivacain 0.25% in Patients Undergoing Unilateral Inguinal Hernia Repair (NA)
• Serratus Plane Block After Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair (NA)
• CT Evaluating the Efficacy of Pre-incisional Local Analgesia With Ropivacaine + Dexamethasone in Pain Management After Tonsillectomy (PHASE2)
• Comparison Between Blocks or Not in Joint Arthroplasty (NA)
• Postoperative Pain Relief With Transversus Thoracis Muscle Plane Block After Cardiac Surgery (PHASE4)
• Improvement of Care of Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy (NA)
• Pericapsular Nerve Block Versus Intrathecal Morphine for Analgesia After Primary Hip Arthroplasty (NA)

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