EFFICACY OF 0.5% HYPERBARIC BUPIVACAINE VERSUS 0.75% ISOBARIC ROPIVACAINE FOR LOWER LIMB SURGERIES – A COMPARATIVE STUDY

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Dr Ravi Teja Vallabha
Dr. Upputuri Vijaya Sekhar
Dr T Phaneendra Reddy
Dr Kiran Karnati

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Ropivacaine, a recently introduced local anaesthetic, has approximately 40% reduced potency compared to bupivacaine. The objective of this study was to compare the clinical effectiveness of hyperbaric 0.75% ropivacaine and 0.5% bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia during lower limb surgeries.


 METHODOLOGY: A randomized double-blinded study was carried out in 60 participants who were divided into 2 groups. Group B were given 2ml intrathecal injection of 0.5% hyperbaric Bupivacaine kg while Group R were given an intrathecal dose of 2ml of 0.75% isobaric Ropivacaine. The variables like time taken for onset of sensory and motor block, duration of the blocks, time taken to reach T10 level were recorded.


 RESULTS: Ropivacaine's slower time to motor blockade onset and shorter motor blockade duration compared to Bupivacaine were both highly significant with P value of 0.0001.


 CONCLUSION: The utilisation of ropivacaine's recovery profile may prove advantageous in situations when immediate mobilisation is necessary.

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