Table 3 Anesthetic and intraoperative hemodynamic profile of bupivacaine and levobupivacaine
Anesthetic profile | N | Bupivacaine | N | Levobupivacaine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sensory Block (median – range) | |||||
15 min after SI | 25 | Th9 (Th4-Th12) | 20 | Th11 (Th5-TL2) | p: 0.14 |
Start of surgery | 23 | Th8 (Th4-T12) | 22 | Th10 (Th5 – L2) | p: 0.047* |
End of surgery | 24 | Th11 (Th5-L5) | 21 | Th11 (Th7- L5) | p: 0.61 |
Duration of SB (min) (mean ± SD) | 24 | 178.25 ± 44.89 | 22 | 175.18 ± 42.53 | p: 0.81 |
Motor Block (median – range) | |||||
15 min after SI | 25 | 3 (2–3) | 20 | 2.5 (1–3) | p: 0.009* |
Start of surgery | 24 | 3 (2–3) | 22 | 3 (1–3) | p: 0.057 |
End of surgery | 25 | 3 (0–3) | 21 | 1 (0–3) | p: 0.21 |
Duration of MB (min) (mean ± SD) | 25 | 157.04 ± 41.71 | 23 | 141.65 ± 56.02 | p: 0.29 |
Time (min) (Mean ± SD) | |||||
SI to Start of surgery | 25 | 21.32 ± 6.80 | 23 | 19.78 ± 7.45 | p: 0.46 |
SI to End of surgery | 25 | 80.75 ± 27.88 | 23 | 97.67 ± 35.97 | p: 0.055 |
Surgery | 28 | 60 ± 24.6 | 28 | 78.6 ± 35.4 | p: 0.03* |
Hemodynamic profile | |||||
Patients with hypotension (n/%) | 28 | 19 / 67.8% | 28 | 20 / 71.4% | p: 0.99 |
Minimum values (Mean ± SD) | |||||
Lowest SBP (mmHg) | 28 | 84.0 ± 26.43 | 28 | 96.03 ± 21.31 | p: 0.06 |
Lowest MAP (mmHg) | 28 | 53.03 ± 14.11 | 28 | 56.96 ± 14.20 | p: 0.31 |
Lowest HR (beats/min) | 28 | 65.57 ± 10.66 | 28 | 65.57 ± 12.68 | p: 0.52 |
Use of Vasoconstrictor drugs | |||||
Phenylephrine n° patients / mean dose (ug) ± SD | 28 | 17 / 258.82 ± 181.12 | 28 | 16 / 239.06 ± 153.83 | p: 0.73 |
Ephedrine n° patients / mean dose (mg) ± SD | 28 | 6 / 11.83 ± 5.19 | 28 | 7 / 15.57 ± 13.62 | p: 0.52 |
Atropine 0.5 mg (n/%) | 28 | 0/0.0% | 28 | 3/10.7% | p:0.24 |