Open AccessA prospective study of comparison of analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone as an adjuvant in supraclavicular block with intravenous dexamethasone after supraclavicular block in patients undergoing forearm surgeries
Author(s) -
Madhavi Rahul Godbole,
Seema Karhade,
Priya Parihar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_11_19
Subject(s) - medicine , dexamethasone , anesthesia , analgesic , brachial plexus block , forearm , adjuvant , supraclavicular lymph nodes , surgery , brachial plexus , cancer , breast cancer
Brachial plexus block is a preferred anesthesia technique for upper limb surgeries below the shoulder joint. Drugs used as adjuvants in block enhance the postoperative analgesia significantly.