Prospective randomaized study of interscalene brachial plexus block using 0.5% bupivacaine Hcl with or without dexamethasone in shoulder surgery
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Surgeryshoulder surgeryAnaesthesia
- Registration Number
- PACTR201611001848252
- Lead Sponsor
- alexandria university
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Inclusion Criteria
age ¿18 and ¿ 70 yr,
ASA I¿II,
BMI < 35
Exclusion Criteria
patient refusal
contraindication to interscalene block (severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, infection, coagulopathy, contralateral diaphragmatic paralysis)
pregnancy
neuropathy of the surgical limb
recent (less than six months) use of glucocorticoids for at least two weeks
chronic pain requiring daily use of opioid medication (greater than 30 mg/day of oral oxycodone equivalent).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method