Epidural levobupivacaine versus a combination of levobupivacaine and dexamethasone in patients receiving epidural analgesia

Epidural levobupivacaine versus a combination of levobupivacaine and dexamethasone in patients receiving epidural analgesia

Background and Aims: The use of dexamethasone as an adjuvant to local anesthetic rarely has been described. Some studies have demonstrated the analgesic effect of local spinal and systemic corticosteroids in combination with bupivacaine. It works by decreasing inflammation and blocking transmission...

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Main Authors: Amr Samir Wahdan, Ahmed Ibrahim El-sakka, Amira Refaie Hassan, Mennatallah Magdi Mohamed, Hassan Mostafa Ismail Gaafar, Nadia Youssef Helmy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
Dexamethasone
epidural analgesia
levobupivacaine
Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2019;volume=35;issue=1;spage=109;epage=113;aulast=Wahdan

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