An intetventional study of one year and two months duration of patients undergoing
upper limb surgery in University Science Hospital, Kubang Kerian. A comparative study of
local anaesthetic, ropivacaine and bupivacaine used for regional block, supraclavicular
bracbial plexus block.
General anaesthesia is not free from complications. The continuous search for a better
regional anaesthesia agent is important because of issues such as blood loss, deep vein
thrombosis, postoperative lung complications and confusion in elderly are avoided