Open AccessAnalgesic sparing effect of dexamethasone with levobupivacaine in quadratus lumborum block in patients undergoing unilateral inguinal hernia repair: A prospective randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
Geeta Singariya,
Sangeeta Choudhary,
Manoj Kamal,
Satya Narayan Seervi,
Pooja Bihani,
Mritunjay Kumar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_159_20
Subject(s) - levobupivacaine , medicine , dexamethasone , analgesic , anesthesia , inguinal hernia , tramadol , saline , surgery , hernia
Quadratus lumborum block (QLB) provides somatic and visceral analgesia to the lower thoracic and abdominal wall. The aim was to investigate the analgesic effect of dexamethasone with levobupivacaine in QLB in patients undergoing unilateral inguinal hernia repair surgery.