Open AccessA clinical comparison between 0.5% levobupivacaine and 0.5% levobupivacaine with dexamethasone 8 mg combination in brachial plexus block by the supraclavicular approach
Author(s) -
Nibedita Pani,
Sidharth Sraban Routray,
Debasish Mishra,
Basant Pradhan,
Bishnu Prasad Mohapatra,
Deepti Swain
Publication year - 2017
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_509_16
Subject(s) - levobupivacaine , medicine , dexamethasone , anesthesia , bupivacaine , brachial plexus block , blockade , saline , block (permutation group theory) , adjuvant , brachial plexus , surgery , receptor , geometry , mathematics
Dexamethasone as an adjuvant to bupivacaine for supraclavicular brachial plexus (SCBP) block prolongs motor and sensory blockade. However, the effect of dexamethasone (8 mg) when added to levobupivacaine has not been well studied. This study was conducted to find out analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone as adjuvant to levobupivacaine in SCBP block.