Effectiveness of addition of neostigmine or dexamethasone to local anaesthetic in providing perioperative analgesia for brachial plexus block: A prospective, randomized, double blinded, controlled study

Authors

  • RK Yadav Postgraduate Student, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical care, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
  • BP Sah Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical care, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
  • P Kumar Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
  • SN Singh Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical care

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v6i3.1704

Keywords:

neostigmine, dexamethasone

Abstract

Background: Various local anaesthetic agents are used for brachial plexus block.We compared effectiveness of addition of Dexamethasone versus Neostigmine to Lignocaine, adrenaline admixtures for Brachial plexus block in providing perioperative analgesia.

Methods: Ninety patients were randomized in three groups and were received 24ml of study drugs. The group A [Lignocaine with adrenaline (1.5%)], group B [Lignocaine with adrenaline (1.5%)] +500?g Neostigmine, and group C (Lignocaine with adrenaline (1.5%) +4mg Dexamethasone) for brachial plexus block through supraclavicular approach. The observed parameters were onset of analgesia, completion of sensory and motor blockade, Duration of analgesia, Surgeon's score, side effects, number of supplemental analgesics doses and Visual analogue scale (VAS) score for pain in 12 hour of post-operative period.

Results: Mean onset of analgesia 4.6±1.1 , 4.4±0.8 , 3.8±1.8 mins in group A, B and C respectively and the Mean onset of motor blockade were 7.7±2.0, 7.0±1.8, 6.0±2.1mins in group A, B and C respectively. Similarly Mean Complete sensory block in 10.6±3, 10.4±2.5, and 8.9±2.2mins and Mean complete motor block in 17.3±4.3, 17.2±4.0 and 14.7±3.5 mins in group A, B and C respectively were achieved. Duration of analgesia was 176.5±53.5, 225.7±53.3 and 454.2±110.7 mins in group A, B and C respectively. Duration of analgesia in group C was statistically significant in comparison with other groups. The number of mean analgesic requirement by group C (0.9±0.4) was significantly (p- 0.005) lower. The mean VAS was significantly lower in group C in 12 hours post-operatively.

Conclusion: The onsets of action, duration of analgesia were better in dexamethasone group and also need less number of rescue analgesics requirement.

doi: 10.3126/kumj.v6i3.1704

Kathmandu University Medical Journal (2008), Vol. 6, No. 3, Issue 23, 302-309

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Yadav, R., Sah, B., Kumar, P., & Singh, S. (2009). Effectiveness of addition of neostigmine or dexamethasone to local anaesthetic in providing perioperative analgesia for brachial plexus block: A prospective, randomized, double blinded, controlled study. Kathmandu University Medical Journal, 6(3), 302–309. https://doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v6i3.1704

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Vol. 6 No. 3 (2008)

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