HYPERBARIC LEVOBUPIVACAINE VERSUS HYPERBARIC ROPIVACAINE IN SPINAL ANAESTHESIA FOR LOWER LIMB SURGERIES: A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48047/Keywords:
hyperbaric Ropivacaine, hyperbaric Levobupivacaine, motor blockade.Abstract
Background: The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of intrathecally administered
hyperbaric Ropivacaine 0.75% and hyperbaric Levobupivacaine 0.5% in surgeries of lower
limb.
Material And Methods: After receiving approval from the Institutional Ethics committee and
CTRI registration, 64 patients aged between 18-60 years of age with ASA grade I and II
physical status, BMI<30 undergoing elective lower limb surgeries were randomly allocated to
one of the two groups of 32 patients each. In Group A, patients were given Hyperbaric
Ropivacaine 0.75% 3ml (22.5mg) intrathecally, while in Group B, Hyperbaric
Levobupivacaine 0.5 % 3ml (15mg) were given intrathecally. A blinded observer assessed
onset and duration of sensory block and motor block, peak height for sensory block,
hemodynamic changes and any side effects or complications.
