Comparison on the blockint effect of 0.75% ropivacaine and 0.5% bupivacaine used in subarachnoid anesthesia in swinging state / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To compare the effect of spinal anesthesia by using 0.75% ropivacaine or 0.5% bupivacaine in a simulated state of rocking naval vessels, in order to choose an optimal anesthetic agent in a rocking naval vessels at sea. Methods Eighty patients undergoing elective surgery of abdomen or lower limb were randomly divided into 4 groups (n=20). Namely, horizontal level with 0.75% ropivacaine control group (R1), horizontal level with 0.5% bupivacaine control group (B1), simulated rocking with 0.75% ropivacaine group (R2), simulated rocking with 0.5% bupivacaine group (B2). The effect of anesthesia, the changes in hemodynamics and the incidence of relevant side-effects were determined and compared among the four groups. Results The anesthetic level (analgesic level) of group B2 was 2.7 segments higher than that in group B1, and the durations for fixed level was longer than group B1 (P