[Comparative evaluation of carticaine and bupivacaine in epidural anesthesia in cesarean section].

Lumbar epidural anaesthesia with Carticain (Ultracain) has been applied in 25 Caesarean Sections. The resulting data (waiting period, effective length and quality of the analgesia, blood pressure drop, postoperative phase, newborn state, side effects) have been compared with those of Bupivacain (Marcain) used for the same purpose. Carticain is fitted for purposes of obstetrical anaesthesia, even more than Bupivacain, owing to its slighter blood-pressure diminishing effect, and shorter waiting period.