Safety and Duration of Low-Dose Adjuvant Dexamethasone in Regional Anesthesia for Upper Extremity Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Blinded Study.

Nura GoudaJulian ZangrilliArmen VoskerijianMark L WangPedro K BeredjiklianMichael Rivlin

Published in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2021)

Our findings demonstrate that adjuvant dexamethasone can prolong brachial plexus nerve blocks effectively at low doses compared with high doses, in addition to prolonging analgesia compared with local anesthetic alone.

Keyphrases

low dose
high dose
early stage
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
ultrasound guided
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
placebo controlled
postoperative pain