Comparing 0.75% Ropivacaine and 0.5% Levobupivacaine For Peribulbar Blockade In Vitrectomy Surgery Towards Intraocular Pressure

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Doddy Tavianto
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Ricky Aditya
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Dian Irawati
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Aria Annasya
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

Peribulbar blockade is a regional anesthetic technique that can be used for vitrectomy surgery. Ropivacaine and levobupivacaine are local anesthetics that have the advantage of a long duration of action and a lower complication rate than bupivacaine. This study aims to find the effect of intraocular pressure from ropivacaine and levobupivacaine. The study design was a double-blind randomized controlled trial on 60 patients underwent vitrectomy at Netra Ophthalmic Clinic Bandung with peribulbar blockade. Twenty-nine subjects received 0.75% ropivacaine and thirty-one subjects received 0.5% levobupivacaine for peribulbar blockade. Assessment of eye intraocular pressure was assessed before the block, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, and 15 minutes. The 0.75% ropivacaine group obtained an average of 4.42mmHg at 15 minutes, while the 0.5% levobupivacaine group averaged 2.33mmHg after 15 minutes after injection. Statistical results obtained p value <0.05 which means significant intraocular pressure of the two drugs. Intraocular pressure of ropivacaine 0.75% lower than levobupivacaine 0.5% in peribulbar blockade in vitrectomy surgery.


Keywords: levobupivacaine, peribulbar blockade, ropivacaine, vitrectomy