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Oral Prednisone Increased Quality of Analgesia after Single-Shot Supraclavicular Nerve Block

Author(s):

Katarina Tomulic Brusich, Ivana Acan and Natasa Viskovic Filipcic

Objective:

Peripheral nerve blocks (PNB) have become a highly favorable anesthetic option for limb surgery. To enhance patient comfort and postoperative analgesia dexamethasone has been implemented as adjunct to local anesthetics, either perineuraly or intravenously, with similar effect. We hypothesized that also oral corticosteroids can prolong analgesia after single-shot supraclavicular nerve block (SCB) regardless of the route of administration.

Methods:

A single-center retrospective study was conducted am... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-903X.1000138

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