ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2020
Effect of adding dexamethasone to ropivacaine for ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy: A preliminary trial.
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- Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Breast Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Pain research & management · 2021Pooled it
- Liposomal Bupivacaine versus Bupivacaine with Dexamethasone for Rhomboid Intercostal and Sub-Serratus Block in Thoracoscopic Lobectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Trial
- Comparing the quality of analgesia with ultrasound-guided pectoral nerve block and serratus anterior plane block II in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy: a randomised clinical trial.Anaesthesiology intensive therapy · 2023Trial
- Ropivacaine with Dexmedetomidine or Dexamethasone in a Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Block Combined with an Erector Spinae Plane Block for Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Analgesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2022Trial
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- Analgesic efficacy of superficial versus deep serratus plane block for modified radical mastectomy under general anaesthesia: A randomised comparative study.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2022Article
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- Comparison of thoracolumbar interfascial plane block with local anaesthetic infiltration in lumbar spine surgeries - A prospective double-blinded randomised controlled trial.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2022Article
- Advancing, strengthening and reshaping obstetric critical care with Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS).Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
- Emerging options for analgesia in posterior cervical spine surgery.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
- Exploring cocktails, remixes and innovations in regional nerve blocks: The clinical research journey continues.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2020Article
- The effect of adding dexmedetomidine or dexamethasone to bupivacaine-fentanyl mixture in spinal anesthesia for cesarean section.Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacologyArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsUltrasound-guided serratus anterior plane (SAP) block is a field block with high efficacy. We studied the analgesic effect of the addition of dexamethasone to ropivacaine in SAP block for modified radical mastectomy (MRM).
methodsSixty patients undergoing MRM were randomised into two groups. Patients in Group
resultsMore patients required rescue analgesia in 24 hours in group
conclusionAddition of dexamethasone to ropivacaine for SAP block increases the time to first rescue analgesic in the postoperative period.
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