Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

ROLE OF DEXAMETHASONE IN BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK

Dr Chandni Mehra, Dr Zara Wani, Dr Meenaxi Sharma

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Objective: To evaluate the effect of dexamethasone added to (lignocaine) on the onset and duration of axillary achial plexus block.

Material and Methods: A total of 100 patients, who were scheduled for elective hand and forearm surgery under axillary achial plexus block, were randomly allocated to group A in which patients received 40 ml 1.5% lidocaine with 2 ml of isotonic saline (0.9%) and group B in which patients received 40 ml 1.5% lidocaine with 2 ml of dexamethasone (8 mg). Nerve stimulator with insulated needle for multiple stimulations technique was used to locate the achial plexus nerves. After the injection onset of action and duration of sensory blockade of achial plexus were recorded at 5 minutes and 15 minutes interval.

Results: Group A showed the onset of action of 21.64 ± 2.30 min and in group B it was 15.42 ± 1.44 min (p< 0.001). Duration of nerve block was 115.08 ± 10.92 min in group A and 265.42 ± 16.56 min in group B (p < 0.001).

Conclusion: The addition of dexamethasone to 1.5% lignocaine solution in axillary achial plexus block prolongs the duration of sensory blockade significantly.

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DR CHANDNI MEHRA, DR ZARA WANI, DR MEENAXI SHARMA, ROLE OF DEXAMETHASONE IN BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-1 | January-2018

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