Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: A new local anesthetic, levobupivacaine, is the levorotatory isomer of bupivacaine and therefore meets all safety requirements. Out of 120 articles, ten articles similar to the current study objectives were included in the study and analyzed. Keywords used in the search include medical education and geriatrics. : in view of the above studies reviewed, we conclude levobupivacaine given in ophthalmic blocks is effective and safe for daycare surgeries. Levobupivacaine's lower risk of adverse effects may be especially helpful for the elderly cataract extraction, useful in daycare with the benefits of good preservation of sensory and motor block postoperatively. Less pain compared to lignocaine in the intraoperative and postoperative periods. We suggest drugs and agents which are appropriately suitable for clinical use in peribulbar anesthesia for cataract surgery.
Author: Krishna Prasad T
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4404640488