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Comparison of 0.75% levobupivacaine with 0.75% racemic bupivacaine for peribulbar anaesthesia
Author(s) -
McLure H. A.,
Rubin A. P.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00632.x
Subject(s) - levobupivacaine , medicine , bupivacaine , anesthesia , adverse effect , surgery
In a single centre, randomised, double‐blind study 50 patients scheduled for intra‐ocular surgery received 0.75% levobupivacaine or 0.75% racemic bupivacaine for peribulbar anaesthesia. There were no significant differences in the mean (SD) volume of levobupivacaine (11 (2.7) ml) or racemic bupivacaine (10 (2.6) ml) required, time to satisfactory block (levobupivacaine — 13 (5.6) min; racemic bupivacaine — 11 (4.4) min), peri‐operative pain scores or frequency of adverse events between levobupivacaine and racemic bupivacaine. The safer side‐effect profile of levobupivacaine may offer significant advantages in the elderly population undergoing cataract extraction in whom intercurrent disease is common.