to study the effectiveness of dexamethasone as an adjuvant with levobupivacaine 0.5% in USG guided interscalene brachial plexus block for shoulder surgeries

Abstract

Introduction: Pain can be intense after orthopedic surgeries. To improve analgesia and facilitate early mobilization, regional anaesthesia in the form of interscalene brachial plexus block is often used along with general anaesthesia for arthroscopic shoulder surgeries. Here we have studied postoperative analgesic effect of ultrasound guided interscalene block with Inj. Levobupivacaine, duration of action of said block (sensory and motor) as well as the overall analgesic consumption in the first 24 hours of postoperative period after addition of dexamethasone