The authors performed bilateral ulnar nerve blocks with 3 ml bupivacaine 5 mg/ml in 16 healthy volunteers on two trial days
Effectiveness of therapeutic lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections in managing lumbar spinal pain
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Nerve blocks mainly address issues with pain signaling, but they can affect other nerve functions as well
One block-related event (pneumothorax) occurred in one participant in a trial comparing perineural dexamethasone and placebo;
Although many agents have failed this test (opioids, ketamine, clonidine, etc
A randomised, triple-blinded crossover-study in volunteers was conducted to evaluate the pharmacodynamic effects of dexamethasone as an additive to ropivacaine
The outcomes assessed in this review included: duration of analgesia; time to administration of additional analgesia post block; and specific complications reported due to
Nerve blockade
Although intravenous dexamethasone prolongs the duration of analgesia for peripheral nerve blocks (PNB), the optimal dose of dexamethasone is not yet
Prolongation of Analgesia or Sensory Block Side Effects & Toxicity Systemic Control (route) Jadad Scale (I-V) Buprenorphine: Bupivacaine 0
We randomly allocated 132 patients scheduled for open reduction internal fixation of an upper
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The quality of analgesia afforded by the neuraxial or peripheral nerve block and dexamethasone combination was assessed; however, different methods for measurement of this criterion were noted between studies
The pharmacodynamic effects of drugs co-administered with local anaesthetics are of
In vitro studies examining the effects of perineural dexamethasone at doses of 0
22,23 All the nerve blocks were performed as a single injection in patients undergoing
An intercostal nerve block is an injection of medication under your rib that helps relieve pain in your chest area or upper abdomen
Dexamethasone and peripheral nerve blocks: back to basic (science) Prolongation of analgesia after surgery under regional anaesthesia is an attractive goal for clinicians
The combination of IV and perineural dexamethasone prolongs the analgesic duration of intercostal nerve blocks compared with IV dexamethasone Alone
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It was proved to be beneficial in peripheral nerve blocks
Objective: To compare the analgesia provided by dexamethasone used at perineural level in the femoral nerve block after total knee replacement with the one used at intravenous level, and with that of a The addition of dexamethasone to popliteal nerve blocks does not appear to affect analgesia duration or incidence of postoperative neuropathic complications, however, this study was underpowered, and the author recommends a larger scale prospective study for validation