A comparison of spinal anesthesia characteristics following intrathecal bupivacaine or levobupivacaine in lumbar disc surgery

Sahin, Ayca; Türker, YUNUS; Bekar, AHMET; Bilgin, HÜLYA; Korfali, Gulsen

doi:10.1007/s00586-013-3082-0

A comparison of spinal anesthesia characteristics following intrathecal bupivacaine or levobupivacaine in lumbar disc surgery

Sahin A. S. , Türker Y. G. , Bekar A. , Bilgin H. , Korfali G.

EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL, vol.23, no.3, pp.695-700, 2014 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 23 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00586-013-3082-0
Title of Journal : EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
Page Numbers: pp.695-700

Abstract

While bupivacaine is the most frequently used local anesthetic for spinal anesthesia, use of levobupivacaine in clinical practice has advanced recently. The aim of our study was to compare the clinical and anesthetic effects of isobaric bupivacaine and isobaric levobupivacaine when administered intrathecally in patients undergoing lumbar disc surgery.