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Epidural Analgesia After Abdominal Surgery: A Comparative Study of Levobupivacaine 0.1% Versus Ropivacaine 0.1% Combined with Fentanyl

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Dr. Garima Gaurav1 , Dr. Kumar Akash2 , Dr. H.D. Singh3

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Background: Levobupivacaine and Ropivacaine are pure S (-) Enantiomer of Bupivacaine. Both these new local anesthetics have the advantage of lower degree of motor blockade, lesser cardio toxicity, thus making them a safer alternative to Bupivacaine. Fentanyl has been used commonly with Levobupivacaine and Ropivacaine for further improvement in analgesia without intensifying adverse effects

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