Comparative Evaluation of Ropivacaine and Ropivacaine with Dexamethasone in Transverse Abdominis Plane Block for Lower Abdominal Surgeries: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blinded Study.

Journal: Anesthesia, essays and researches
Published Date: Jan 1, 2018

Abstract

CONTEXT: Dexamethasone as an adjunct to ropivacaine has shown promising results in prolonging the duration of analgesia in transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block. Only limited studies evaluated the effects of dexamethasone with ropivacaine in TAP block in specific population.

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  • N Gnanasekar
    Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Shri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed-to-be-University), Ammapettai, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • G Dilip Kumar
    Department of Anesthesiology, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Shri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Pranjali Kurhekar
    Department of Anaesthesiology, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to-be University), Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu, India.
  • M S Raghuraman
    Department of Anesthesiology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • T Krishna Prasad
    Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Shri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed-to-be-University), Ammapettai, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

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