Ultrasound guided single injection caudal epidural anesthesia of isobaric bupivacaine with/without dexamethasone for geriatric patients undergoing total hip replacement surgery
Background: Dexamethasone has anti-inflammatory properties that can affect postoperative analgesia when added to caudal bupivacaine. Methods: Seventy-two geriatric patients scheduled for elective total hip replacement under ultrasound guided caudal anesthesia were randomized blindly into two groups:...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110184914000051 |