Analgesia, Brachial Plexus Anesthesia
Conditions
Keywords
analgesia, regional anesthesia, surgery, duration of analgesia, dexamethasone added to levobupivacaine compared to levobupivacaine alone
Brief summary
Adding dexamethasone to local anesthetic will significantly prolong duration of brachial plexus anesthesia and analgesia.
Detailed description
Operations of upper extremities are often performed in regional anesthesia blocks. Single-injection blocks are effective, but time limited. Adding 4mg of dexamethasone to 0.5% levobupivacaine will significantly prolong duration of brachial plexus anesthesia and analgesia for fracture operations of upper extremity. This effect will result in less opioid use postoperatively.
Interventions
PROCEDUREsupraclavicular brachial plexus block
Sponsors
University Hospital Dubrava
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients aged 18 years or older * ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) physical status I, II or III
Exclusion criteria
* refusal of the patients to give informed consent * preexisting coagulation disorders * local infection at the site of the block * neuropathy * drug or alcohol abusers * known allergy to the drug used in study * operation time exceeding six hours
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| duration of analgesia | 24 hour postoperatively | Duration of analgesia after supraclavicular block |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| postoperative analgesic consumption | 24 hour |
Countries
Croatia
Outcome results
None listed