Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
Anshit Abhi Pathania
Indira Gandhi Medical College,
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
India
Research Article
Comparison in Ultrasound Guided Femoro-Sciatic Nerve Block for Post-Operative Analgesia between Plain Levobupivacaine and Combination of Levobupivacaine with Dexamethasone in below Knee Lower Limb Orthopedic Surgeries - A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study
Author(s): Anshit Abhi Pathania and Shweta MahajanAnshit Abhi Pathania and Shweta Mahajan
Objective: Since femoral sciatic block is not as famous as brachial plexus block for upper limb, and postoperative pain management in lower limb surgeries is limited to adjuvant in subarachnoid block or epidural analgesia. We intended to study the efficacy of ultrasound guided femorosciatic block in providing adequate post-operative analgesia, in patients undergoing below knee orthopedic surgeries. Also dexamethasone has been proved to be a useful adjuvant with local anesthetics in upper limb blocks; we considered to be studied in this block too.
Methods: After approval of the institutional ethics committee, 65 patients planned for elective below knee orthopedic surgeries were enrolled in the study. Patients were randomly allocated to receive ultrasound guided femorosciatic block using levobupivacaine 0.25% in conjunction with or without dex.. View More»