Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
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A Study to Compare Intrathecal Levobupivacaine Versus Bupivacaine in Lower Abdominal Surgeries for Motor Blockade
T.K. Haridadeeswaran, M. Adithya, Dikshapreet , Meghana B. Narayan and C.G.S. Prasad
Page: 246-249 | Received 12 Mar 2024, Published online: 06 May 2024
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Abstract
Levobupivacaine has been found to be equally efficacious as bupivacaine but with superior pharmacokinetic profile. Plain levobupivacaine is shown to be isobaric in comparison to Cerebrospinal fluid and thus leads to more predictable drug spread, decreasing the incidence of hypotension and bardycardia. Data was collected from patients posted for lower abdominal surgeries in Department of anaesthesiology, pain and critical care. 60 patients were enrolled in this study, 30 in each group with inclusion and exclusion criteria. The mean time to onset of motor blockade in group B was 12.1±3.0min and in group L was 12.9±1.7min. with the p value of 0.067, which was not significant. The mean duration of motor block in group B was 152.3±13.1min and in group L was 123.5±9.9min. The p value was significant <0.001.
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T.K. Haridadeeswaran, M. Adithya, Dikshapreet , Meghana B. Narayan and C.G.S. Prasad. A Study to Compare Intrathecal Levobupivacaine Versus Bupivacaine in Lower Abdominal Surgeries for Motor Blockade.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.6.246.249
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9346/10.59218/makrjms.2024.6.246.249