M Maagaard, M Z Plambech, K S Funder, N K Schou, A K Mølgaard, E R Stormholt, M F Leth, S Bukhari, A Mortensen, T H Lunn, I Tryggedsson, A K Nørskov, C Zamany, P Toquer, P Jaeger, J H Andersen, O Mathiesen
The effects of oral dexamethasone on peripheral nerve blocks have not been investigated. We randomly allocated adults scheduled for forearm or hand surgery to oral placebo (n = 61), dexamethasone 12 mg (n = 61) or dexamethasone 24 mg (n = 57) about 45 min before lateral infraclavicular block. Mean (SD) time until first pain after block were: 841 (327) min; 1171 (318) min; and 1256 (395) min, respectively. Mean (98.3%CI) differences in time until first postoperative pain for dexamethasone 24 mg vs...
October 21, 2023: Anaesthesia