title: Application of Ropivacaine and Levobupivacaine in Epidural Anesthesia for Gynecological Surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the application of ropivacaine and levobupivacaine in epidural anesthesia for gynecological surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 80 patients who were to undergo gynecological surgeries in our hospital were selected from May 2010 to May 2012 and divided into a control group treated with ropivacaine (40 cases) and an observation group treated with levobupivacaine (40 cases). For each surgery the following were observed: the onset time of anesthesia (T0), fully working time of anesthesia (T1), duration of anesthesia (T2), time to recovery of both lower extremities (T3), and the total amount of dosage.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were significant differences in T0, T2, T3, and Bromage score between the 2 groups (p < 0.05), while there were no remarkable differences in T1 and the total amount of dosage (p > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Levobupivacaine has excellent anesthetic effect in epidural anesthesia for gynecology and it is suitable for clinical use.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Min Yu
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yan Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000577:Amides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D000077554:Levobupivacaine; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077212:Ropivacaine; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000077212:Ropivacaine; D000077554:Levobupivacaine; D002045:Bupivacaine