"A prospective,randomized,double blind study comparing intrathecal hyperbaric levo bupivacaine with plain levo bupivacaine in infra umblical surgeries"

Spinal anaesthesia is a common and established technique for providing anaesthesia for infraumblical surgeries, i.e. surgeries below naval like haemorrhoidectomy, inguinal herniorrhaphy, transurethral retropubic prostatectomy, caesarean section or surgeries on lower limbs like debridement and amputation. In this type of anaesthesia patient is awake, does not go to sleep.It has its own benifits. The patient can be discharged from hospital on the same day.That will help the patient from extra expences and long stay in hospital.Spinal block is safe, effective and easy to perform technique.Spinal anaesthesia requires smaller dose of local anaesthetics and produces intense blockade. Levobupivacaine is an isomer, S[-] enantiomer of bupivacaine. It is less cardiotoxic and neurotoxic than bupivacaine which is commonly used in spinal anaesthesia.

We intend to study the effects of hyperbaric levobupivacaine and plain levobupivacaine in spinal anaesthesia in patients . It has better safety profile than bupivacaine and hence a better choice if drug.