Adjuvant dexamethasone with bupivacaine prolongs the duration of interscalene block: A prospective randomized trial

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 704-709

  Tandoc, Merle N ^a   Fan, Liang ^a   Kolesnikov, Sergei ^a   Kruglov, Alexander ^a   Nader, Nader D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Interscalene block; Local anesthesia; Pain; Steroids; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVE BLOCK; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESIA; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84859898877     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-011-1180-x     Document Type: Article

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