Open AccessEffects of adding dexamethasone or ketamine to bupivacaine for ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy: A prospective randomized controlled study
Author(s) -
Mona Blough El Mourad,
Asmaa Fawzy Amer
Publication year - 2018
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_791_17
Subject(s) - medicine , bupivacaine , ketamine , anesthesia , dexamethasone , randomized controlled trial , modified radical mastectomy , prospective cohort study , surgery , lidocaine , mastectomy , breast cancer , cancer
Pain after modified radical mastectomy (MRM) has been successfully managed with thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of adding dexamethasone or ketamine as adjuncts to bupivacaine in TPVB on the quality of postoperative analgesia in participants undergoing MRM.