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A clinical comparison between 0.5% levobupivacaine and 0.5% levobupivacaine with dexamethasone 8 mg combination in brachial plexus block by the supraclavicular approach

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Dexamethasone as an adjuvant to bupivacaine for supraclavicular brachial plexus (SCBP) block prolongs motor and sensory blockade. However, the effect of dexamethasone (8 mg) when added to levobupivacaine has not been well studied. This study was conducted to find out analgesic e...

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Autores principales: Pani, Nibedita, Routray, Sidharth Sraban, Mishra, Debasis, Pradhan, Basant Kumar, Mohapatra, Bishnu Prasad, Swain, Deepti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5416719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28515517
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ija.IJA_509_16