The Combination of IV and Perineural Dexamethasone Prolongs the Analgesic Duration of Intercostal Nerve Blocks Compared with IV Dexamethasone Alone | Zendy

Dermot P. Maher | Zendy; Derek Serna–Gallegos | Zendy; Rodney Mardirosian | Zendy; Otto J Thomas | Zendy; Xiao Zhang | Zendy; Robert J. McKenna | Zendy; Roya Yumul | Zendy; Vida Zhang | Zendy

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The Combination of IV and Perineural Dexamethasone Prolongs the Analgesic Duration of Intercostal Nerve Blocks Compared with IV Dexamethasone Alone

Author(s) -

Dermot P. Maher,

Derek Serna–Gallegos,

Rodney Mardirosian,

Otto J Thomas,

Xiao Zhang,

Robert J. McKenna,

Roya Yumul,

Vida Zhang

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

pain medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893

H-Index - 97

eISSN - 1526-4637

pISSN - 1526-2375

DOI - 10.1093/pm/pnw149

Subject(s) - dexamethasone , medicine , anesthesia , intercostal nerves , analgesic , nerve block

The use of multiple-level, single-injection intercostal nerve blocks for pain control following video-assisted thorascopic surgery (VATS) is limited by the analgesic duration of local anesthetics. This study examines whether the combination of perineural and intravenous (IV) dexamethasone will prolong the duration of intraoperatively placed intercostal nerve blocks following VATS compared with IV dexamethasone and a perineural saline placebo.

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