Open AccessDexamethasone as an Adjuvant to Bupivacaine in Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block in Paediatrics for Post-operative Analgesia
Author(s) -
Karl Nicholas Sa Ribeiro,
Anjali Ollapally,
Julie C R Misquith
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/22089.8957
Subject(s) - medicine , bupivacaine , anesthesia , perioperative , vomiting , brachial plexus , nausea , dexamethasone , brachial plexus block , blockade , hemodynamics , surgery , receptor
Sensory blockade of the brachial plexus with local anaesthetics for perioperative analgesia leads to stable haemodynamics intraoperatively, smoother emergence from general anaesthesia and decreased need for supplemental analgesics or suppositories in the Post-operative period. However, increasing the duration of local anaesthetic action is often desirable because it prolongs surgical anaesthesia and analgesia. Various studies in adults prove that steroids increase the duration of action of local anaesthetics when used as adjuncts.