REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA, vol.63, no.1, pp.85-98, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
Background and objectives: Initiation of epidural anesthesia with long-lasting local anesthetics consumes a significant amount of time, which could be problematic in busy obstetric anesthesia suites. We have hypothesized that a combination of articaine and ropivacaine provides faster onset and even an early recovery of sensory-motor block characteristics.