The comparative study of epidural levobupivacaine and bupivacaine in major abdominal surgeries

Uzuner A., Saracoglu K. T., Saracoglu A., Erdemli O.

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.16, no.9, pp.1159-1167, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1159-1167
  • Keywords: Epidural, Bupivacaine, Levobupivacaine, Analgesia, Abdominal Surgery, PATIENT-CONTROLLED ANALGESIA, RACEMIC BUPIVACAINE, SPINAL-ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS LEVOBUPIVACAINE, ROPIVACAINE, S(-)-BUPIVACAINE, SHEEP, CARDIOTOXICITY, 0.75-PERCENT, INFUSION
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Opioid and local anesthetic infusion by an epidural catheter is widely used as a postoperative pain management method after major abdominal surgeries. There are several agents nowadays to provide sufficient analgesia. The agents which cause less side effects but better quality of analgesia are more valuable. We aimed to postoperatively compare the analgesic, hemodynamic and arrhythmogenic effects of epidural levobupivacaine-fentanyl and bupivacaine-fentanyl solutions.