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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2009; 15(19): 2376-2380
Published online May 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2376
Published online May 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2376
Local anesthesia with ropivacaine for patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Yu-Yin Liu, Chun-Nan Yeh, Hsiang-Lin Lee, Shang-Yu Wang, Chun-Yi Tsai, Tzu-Chieh Chao, Ta-Sen Yeh, Yi-Yin Jan, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, 5 Fu-Hsing Street, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33375, Taiwan, China
Chih-Chung Lin, Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, 5 Fu-Hsing Street, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33375, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Liu YY wrote the manuscript and analyzed the data; Yeh CN designed the experiment, supported the case mainly and corrected the paper; Lin CC performed the anesthesia and provided a standard protocol of general anesthsia; Chao TC, Yeh TS and Jan YY provided several cases to support this study; Lee HL, Wang SY, and Tsai CY helped to evalute the pain intensity via the VAS and collect the data.
Correspondence to: Chun-Nan Yeh, MD, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, 5 Fu-Hsing Street, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33375, Taiwan, China. ycn@adm.cgmh.com.tw
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Received: January 22, 2009
Revised: March 26, 2009
Accepted: April 2, 2009
Published online: May 21, 2009
Revised: March 26, 2009
Accepted: April 2, 2009
Published online: May 21, 2009
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