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Epidural levobupivacaine versus a combination of levobupivacaine and dexamethasone in patients receiving epidural analgesia

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The use of dexamethasone as an adjuvant to local anesthetic rarely has been described. Some studies have demonstrated the analgesic effect of local spinal and systemic corticosteroids in combination with bupivacaine. It works by decreasing inflammation and blocking transmission...

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Autores principales: Wahdan, Amr Samir, El-sakka, Ahmed Ibrahim, Hassan, Amira Refaie, Mohamed, Mennatallah Magdi, Gaafar, Hassan Mostafa Ismail, Helmy, Nadia Youssef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6495614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31057251
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/joacp.JOACP_87_17