Comparison of motor and haemodynamic profiles of epidural 0.5% Levobupivacaine with 0.75% Ropivacaine in patients undergoing elective below umbilical surgery.

Both levobupivacaine 0.5% and ropivacaine 0.75% effectively provide epidural anaesthesia for surgeries below the umbilicus. Levobupivacaine achieved maximum motor block more quickly than ropivacaine, but overall motor block duration was similar. Haemodynamic parameters were stable with no significant differences between the two groups.