Advertisement!
Author Information Pack
Editorial Board
Submit article
Special Issue
Editor's selection process
Join as Reviewer/Editor
List of Reviewer
Indexing Information
Most popular articles
Purchase Single Articles
Archive
Free Online Access
Current Issue
Recommend this journal to your library
Advertiser
Accepted Articles
Search Articles
Email Alerts
FAQ
Contact Us
Indian Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volume  6, Issue 4, July-August 2019, Pages 1361-1366
 

Original Article

Comparison of Low Dose Fentanyl with Low Dose Dexamethasone as an Adjuvant to 0.5% Bupivacaine in Supraclavicular Block via Multipoint Injection Technique under Sonographic Guidance

Kunaal Kumar Sharma1, Rajesh Kumar Verma2, Surinder Singh3, Avinash Goyal4

1Resident, 2Assistant Professor, 3Professor and Head, 4Senior Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 171001, India.

Choose an option to locate / access this Article:
60 days Access
Check if you have access through your login credentials.        PDF      |
|

Open Access: View PDF

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijaa.2349.8471.6419.42

Abstract

Background: To see effect of low dose fentanyl vs low dose dexamethasone in ultrasound guided supraclavicular block via multipoint injection technique. Methods: This double blinded randomized controlled study was carried out on 60 patients belonging to ASA grade I and II, undergoing surgeries of the upper limb under USG guided supraclavicular block via multipoint injection technique. Group I (NS) received 20 ml 0.5% bupivacaine with 1 ml normal saline. Group II (Fenta) received 20 ml 0.5% bupivacaine with 10 µg (1 ml) fentanyl. Group III (Dexa) received 20 ml 0.5% bupivacaine with 4 mg (1 ml) dexamethasone. Results: The onset of sensory blockade in group 1 (NS) was 9.6430 ± 1.19025 min, in group 2 (Fenta) it was 10.3395 ± 0.59338 min, whereas in group 3 (Dexa) it was 3.9735 ± 0.41802 min. The onset of motor blockade was 17.9025 ± 1.13816 min in group 1 (NS), 17.9530 ± 0.85577 min in group 2 (Fenta), 8.6145 ± 1.15154 min in group 3 (Dexa). The mean duration of sensory blockade in group 1 (NS) was 259.200 ± 36.3544 min, in group 2 (Fenta) it was 406.350 ± 20.1240 min, whereas in group 3 (Dexa) it was 1031.500 ± 173.8676 min. The mean duration of motor block in minutes was 197.900 ± 31.8878 in group 1 (NS), 339.250 ± 26.2616 in group 2 (Fenta) and 934.950 ± 168.9181 min in group 3 (Dexa). Conclusion: The dosage of fentanyl and dexamethasone do not linearly correlate to the degree of blockade. Dexamethasone is superior to fentanyl as an adjuvant in supraclavicular block.


Keywords : Bupivacaine; Supraclavicular Block; Dexamethasone.
Corresponding Author : Rajesh Kumar Verma