• Braz J Anesthesiol · Mar 2013

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    The effect of levobupivacaine and bupivacaine on QT, corrected QT (Qtc), and P wave dispersions in cesarean section.

    • Yeliz Deniz, Dilek Okyay, Volkan Hancı, Serhan Yurtlu, Hilal Ayoğlu, and Işıl Ozkocak Turan.
    • Karaelmas University, School of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Zonguldak, Turkey.
    • Braz J Anesthesiol. 2013 Mar 1;63(2):202-8.

    Background And ObjectivesIn our study we aimed to investigate the effect of bupivacaine and levobupivacaine on QT, corrected QT (QTc), and P wave dispersion durations during spinal anesthesia in cesarean section.MethodsSixty parturients scheduled for elective cesarean section in ASA I-II risk groups were included in the study. Baseline electrocardiographic (ECG) records of the patients were obtained in the operation room. Heart rate (HR), non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP), peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) and respiration rates (RR) were recorded. Venous cannulation was performed with 18G cannula and fl uid preload made with 10mL.kg(-1). Lactated Ringer solution. After fl uid preload, second ECG recordings were taken and the patients were randomly separated into two groups. Group B (n=30) received 10mg of bupivacaine and Group L (n=30) received 10mg of levobupivacaine for spinal anesthesia. ECG recordings were repeated at 1, 5 and 10minutes after spinal block. HR, NIBP, SpO2 , RR and sensory block levels were also recorded at the same time intervals. At predetermined time intervals of spinal anesthesia, P wave dispersion (Pwd), QT dispersion (QTd), and QTc dispersion (QTcd) durations were measured from ECG records. QT and QTc durations are calculated with Bazzett formula.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.

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