ropivacaine

ropivacaine /ro·pi·va·caine/ (-piv´ah-kān) a local anesthetic of the amide type, used as the hydrochloride salt for percutaneous infiltration anesthesia, peripheral nerve block, and epidural block.

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ropivacaine,

a local anesthetic.

indications It is used to produce peripheral nerve block, caudal anesthesia, central neural block, and vaginal block.

contraindications Its use is prohibited in children less than 12 years of age, the elderly, those with severe liver disease, and those with known hypersensitivity to this drug.

adverse effects Life-threatening effects are convulsions, loss of consciousness, myocardial depression, cardiac arrest, arrhythmias, fetal bradycardia, status asthmaticus, respiratory arrest, and anaphylaxis. Other adverse effects are anxiety, restlessness, drowsiness, disorientation, tremors, shivering, bradycardia, hypotension, hypertension, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, tinnitus, pupil constriction, rash, urticaria, allergic reactions, edema, burning, skin discoloration at the injection site, and tissue necrosis.

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ropivacaine

a long-acting aminoamide local anesthetic agent, similar to bupivacaine.

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ropivacaine

Naropin® Anesthesiology A local anesthetic, which is less potent and less toxic than bupivacaine. Cf Bupivacaine.