Overview
Effect of Intravenous Dexamethasone on Regression of Hyperbaric Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthesia in Lower Abdominal Surgery
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-08-01
2022-08-01
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
Summary
The use of dexamethasone, administered either systemically or perineurally, as an adjunct to peripheral or neuraxial regional blocks, is currently one of the hottest topics in the field of regional anesthesia.Phase:
Phase 2Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
NoDetails
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:- Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists score I-III,
- Patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery under hyperbaric bupivacaine spinal
anesthesia
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of allergy to amide LAs or dexamethasone,
- Presence of a preexisting lower limb neurological deficit
- Chronic use of corticosteroids.