DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2021.v09i01.007

Pages: 38-41

One hundred ASA grade 1 and 2 female patients in combined military hospital in Mymensingh, aged from 18 to 40 years scheduled for caesarean section willing to accept regional anaesthesia were studied in two groups. Group A received 2ml of injection lignocaine hydrochloride 5% in 7.5% dextrose and Group B received 3ml of injection bupivacaine hydrochloride 0.5% in L3-L4 subarachnoid space. Statistically there was difference (p<0.001) in onset of complete analgesia and its duration in these two drugs but clinically lignocaine produces better motor blockade than bupivacaine. Hypotension was observed with bupivacaine (p<0.001) whereas nausea and vomiting was prevalent with lignocaine. Lignocaine is found suitable for operation of shorter duration, whereas bupivacaine is suitable for operation lasting up to two and half hours, both the drugs were found safe, caused no significant complication.