Open AccessLevobupivacaine for labor analgesia
Author(s) -
Joginder Pal Attri,
Reena Makhni,
Sameer Sethi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.179309
Subject(s) - levobupivacaine , fentanyl , medicine , ropivacaine , anesthesia , group b , surgery , bupivacaine
Combined spinal-epidural analgesia has become the preferred technique for labor analgesia as it combines the benefits of both spinal analgesia and flexibility of epidural catheter. Study was carried out with the primary aim to compare levobupivacaine and ropivacaine with fentanyl in terms of onset and duration of sensory block and to know maternal and fetal outcome.