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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
168
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
This is a prospective, randomized, double blind study to evaluate the postoperative analgesia following supraclavicular brachial plexus block with Tramadol or Dexamethasone as an admixture to bupivacaine in upper extremity surgery. Total 60 patients of ASA I and II undergoing upper extremity surgery under brachial plexus block with Bupivacaine were randomly divided in to two groups; one group received Tramadol (2 mg/kg) and the other group received Dexamethasone (8 mg) as an admixture to Bupivacaine. The duration of postoperative analgesia was recorded in both groups using pain VAS score which was determined by maximum VAS score of 8-10 and when patient demands for additional analgesics. The mean duration of postoperative analgesia in the Dexamethasone group was 1028.00 minutes while in the tramadol group it was 453.17 minutes We concluded that Dexamethasone with local anaesthetic prolongs postoperative analgesia significantly than Tramadol (P<0.05) when used as admixture to local anaesthetic in brachial plexus block in upper extremity surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0028-2715
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
158-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Analgesia, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Analgesics, Opioid, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Anesthetics, Local, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Bupivacaine, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Dexamethasone, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Double-Blind Method, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Glucocorticoids, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Injections, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Nerve Block, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Pain, Postoperative, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Pain Measurement, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Postoperative Care, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Shoulder Pain, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Tramadol, pubmed-meshheading:18340366-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative study between tramadol and dexamethasone as an admixture to bupivacaine in supraclavicular brachial plexus block.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesiology, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal. barashrestha@yahoo.co.in
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial