Epidural Anaesthesia for Caesarean Section: A Comparison of 0.5% Bupivacaine Plain, 0.5% Bupivacaine plus 100ug Fentanyl and 0.5% Bupivacaine plus 50ug Fentanyl

1'hirty-one hea:lthy women who underwent Caesatean section were studied in a double-blind trial to compare the effectiveness of epidural 0.5% bupivacarRe plain, O.5%bupivacaine plus 100 I1g fentanyl and 0.5% bupivacaine plus 50 I1g fentanyl in the prevention of intraoperative pain. There was no difference in the quality of .analgesia between the three groups. The incidence of complications was significantly higher in the 0.5% bupivacaine plus 100 I1g fentanyl group compared with the other two groups.