The analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone added to ropivacaine in transversus abdominis plane block for transabdominal hysterectomy under subarachnoid block | Zendy

JyotiP Deshpande | Zendy; PoonamS Ghodki | Zendy; ShaliniP Sardesai | Zendy

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The analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone added to ropivacaine in transversus abdominis plane block for transabdominal hysterectomy under subarachnoid block

Author(s) -

JyotiP Deshpande,

PoonamS Ghodki,

ShaliniP Sardesai

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

anesthesia essays and researches

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0259-1162

DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_22_17

Subject(s) - medicine , ropivacaine , analgesic , anesthesia , nausea , vomiting , postoperative nausea and vomiting , dexamethasone , tramadol , visual analogue scale , surgery

Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block has been proven as a safe and effective analgesic technique for several lower abdominal surgeries. Various adjuvants have been used to intensify the quality and prolong the local anesthetic effect. We evaluated the analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone addition to ropivacaine in TAP block following open abdominal hysterectomy.

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