Dexamethasone as an Adjuvant in Supraclavicular Block

Summary

The use of dexamethasone perineurally along with local anesthetic has been shown to improve the duration of analgesia .

Timeline

Start

2021-01-01

Primary completion

2022-01-01

Completion

2022-06-01

Publications

• Background Brummett CM, Williams BA. Additives to local anesthetics for peripheral nerve blockade. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2011 Fall;49(4):104-16. doi: 10.1097/AIA.0b013e31820e4a49.
• Background Neal JM, Gerancher JC, Hebl JR, Ilfeld BM, McCartney CJ, Franco CD, Hogan QH. Upper extremity regional anesthesia: essentials of our current understanding, 2008. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009 Mar-Apr;34(2):134-70. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e31819624eb.
• Background Lalla RK, Anant S, Nanda HS. Verapamil as an Adjunct to Local Anaesthetic for Brachial Plexus Blocks. Med J Armed Forces India. 2010 Jan;66(1):22-4. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(10)80086-3. Epub 2011 Jul 21.
• Background Clerc S, Vuilleumier H, Frascarolo P, Spahn DR, Gardaz JP. Is the effect of inguinal field block with 0.5% bupivacaine on postoperative pain after hernia repair enhanced by addition of ketorolac or S(+) ketamine? Clin J Pain. 2005 Jan-Feb;21(1):101-5. doi: 10.1097/00002508-200501000-00012.
• Background Jarbo K, Batra YK, Panda NB. Brachial plexus block with midazolam and bupivacaine improves analgesia. Can J Anaesth. 2005 Oct;52(8):822-6. doi: 10.1007/BF03021776.
• Background Hargreaves KM, Costello A. Glucocorticoids suppress levels of immunoreactive bradykinin in inflamed tissue as evaluated by microdialysis probes. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1990 Aug;48(2):168-78. doi: 10.1038/clpt.1990.132.
• Background Hong JY, Han SW, Kim WO, Kim EJ, Kil HK. Effect of dexamethasone in combination with caudal analgesia on postoperative pain control in day-case paediatric orchiopexy. Br J Anaesth. 2010 Oct;105(4):506-10. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeq187. Epub 2010 Jul 20.
• Background Movafegh A, Razazian M, Hajimaohamadi F, Meysamie A. Dexamethasone added to lidocaine prolongs axillary brachial plexus blockade. Anesth Analg. 2006 Jan;102(1):263-7. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000189055.06729.0a.
• Background De Oliveira GS Jr, Almeida MD, Benzon HT, McCarthy RJ. Perioperative single dose systemic dexamethasone for postoperative pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Anesthesiology. 2011 Sep;115(3):575-88. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31822a24c2.

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Indications

No indication recorded.