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Does 0.5% ropivacaine compared to 0.5% bupivacaine reduce the duration of motor block in healthy women undergoing elective abdominal hysterectomy?
Does 0.5% ropivacaine compared to 0.5% bupivacaine reduce the duration of motor block in healthy women undergoing elective abdominal hysterectomy?
Ropivacaine 0.5% provides similar sensory anesthesia but a significantly shorter duration of motor block compared to bupivacaine 0.5% for abdominal hysterectomy.
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Ropivacaine may enable earlier postoperative ambulation than bupivacaine; confirms favorable motor-sensory profile in spinal anesthesia for hysterectomy.
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