Open AccessDexamethasone as An Additive to Bupivacaine in Fascia Lliaca Compartment Block: A Prospective, Randomized and Double Blind Study
Author(s) -
Naveen Kumar,
Dominic Sebastian,
Gowda Rm P
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8754.4687
Subject(s) - bupivacaine , medicine , anesthesia , dexamethasone , saline , surgery , internal fixation , patient satisfaction , complication , fascia
Patients with fracture femur experience severe pain on movement during positioning for spinal anaesthesia. Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block (FICB) has been used effectively for providing analgesia during positioning of the patient for spinal anaesthesia.