Open AccessComparison of ropivacaine with levobupivacaine under epidural anesthesia in the lower limb orthopedic surgeries: A randomized study
Author(s) -
Vijeta Maheshwari,
Mohd Asim Rasheed,
Raj Singh,
Sanjay Choubey,
Arindam Sarkar
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 - 10.4103/0259-1162.191119
Subject(s) - levobupivacaine , ropivacaine , medicine , orthopedic surgery , anesthesia , motor block , surgery , statistical significance , local anesthetic , randomized controlled trial , bupivacaine
Epidural anesthesia is nowadays considered as the gold standard anesthetic technique for lower limb orthopedic surgeries, and the present study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of levobupivacaine and ropivacaine in terms of onset, duration of sensory and motor block with duration of postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgeries under epidural anesthesia.