Open AccessEffect of dexamethasone in low volume supraclavicular brachial plexus block: A double-blinded randomized clinical study
Author(s) -
Arun Kumar Alarasan,
Jitendre Agrawal,
Bhanu Choudhary,
Amrita Melhotra,
Satyendre Uike,
A. Mukherji
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.182108
Subject(s) - medicine , dexamethasone , brachial plexus block , anesthesia , brachial plexus , saline , bupivacaine , corticosteroid , surgery
With the use of ultrasound, a minimal effective volume of 20 ml has been described for supraclavicular brachial plexus block. However achieving a long duration of analgesia with this minimal volume remains a challenge. We aimed to determine the effect of dexamethasone on onset and duration of analgesia in low volume supraclavicular brachial plexus block.