Effects of Dexamethasone Added to Levobupivacaine During USG-Guided Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block
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Comparison of clinical effects of prilocaine, dexamethasone added to prilocaine and levobupivacaine on brachial plexus block.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether the addition of 8 mg dexamethasone to axillary brachial plexus block would prolong the duration of sensory and motor block in patients undergoing hand and forearm surgery. METHODS The prospective, randomised, double-blinded study was conducted at the Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical School, Turkey, from October 2008 to December 2009. It comprised 45 Americ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1300-0292,2146-9040
DOI: 10.5336/medsci.2013-37014