Levobupivacaine for pediatric spinal anesthesia.

In this clinical trial we evaluated the clinical effects of levobupivacaine in spinal anesthesia in children. An open, noncomparative study was performed on 40 children, aged 1–14 yr, undergoing elective lower abdominal or lower limb surgery. A plain solution of S(−)-bupivacaine 5 mg/mL at a mean do