Analgesic effects of sciatic nerve blockade with additional of dexamethasone to local anesthetic: a prospective randomized controlled study in patients after anterior cruise ligament reconstruction surgery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Anterior cruciate ligament injury
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000028930
- Lead Sponsor
- Shimane University Faculty of Medicine
- Brief Summary
The addition of dexamethasone 3.3mg perineural to subgluteal SNB using 0.5% ropivacaine prolonged the duration of sensory and motor blockade in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. No complication was observed.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 22
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Neuropathy on the surgical site Preoperative use of opiate analgesics Allergy to medications used for study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time from block to patients feel pain
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Visual analogue pain scores at rest and while movement at 24, 48h after operation Maxium pain score and the time after block Time from block to recovery of the motion of the ankle joint Time when the patients used analgesics Neurological involvement Troubles related to catheter