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JIMSA › Vol 36 No 4 · October–December 2023

Original · pages 369–373

A prospective study to find the optimal dose of dexamethasone as an adjuvant to levobupivacaine in USG guided Supraclavicular Block

Vrishali Yashvant Apte, Kavita Uday Adate, Asmita Shinde, Pooja Fulchand Nirwan

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Vrishali Yashvant Apte, Kavita Uday Adate, Asmita Shinde, Pooja Fulchand Nirwan. A prospective study to find the optimal dose of dexamethasone as an adjuvant to levobupivacaine in USG guided Supraclavicular Block. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2023;36(4):369–373.

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Introduction: Dexamethasone, a long-acting glucocorticoid has been shown to prolong the effect of local anaesthetic as evidenced by different studies conducted worldwide. It is commonly used nowadays for regional anaesthesia. The present study has been undertaken to investigate the optimal dose of perineural dexamethasone with levobupivacaine in ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block in patients undergoing forearm surgeries. Methods: Sixty patients of ASA grade I or II were divided into two groups of 30 each.

Keywords
Dexamethasone, Adjuvant, Ultrasound-guided Supraclavicular Block, Levobupivacaine, Forearm surgeries. 1Department of Anaesthesia, SKNMCGH, Narhe, Pune Maharashtra

Topics

Brachial plexus blockBupivacaineUltrasonographyCorticosteroidsNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsElectrocardiography

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