Nerve Blocks With Dexamethasone and Local Anaesthetic to Improve Postoperative Analgesia
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Unknown status
Trial end date:
2016-04-01
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Summary
Can the association of dexamethasone to the local anaesthetic in a single-shot femoral and
sciatic nerve block improve analgesia postoperatively in patients submitted to total knee
arthroplasty? Primary aim: Evaluate the efficacy of the association of dexamethasone to the
local anaesthetic in a SSFNB and SSSNB in reducing pain scores, assessed by VAS.
Outcome measures: Mean pain scores in both groups. Secondary aims: Evaluate opioid
consumption in the postoperative period (8- 12h, 24h, 48h) and assess incidence of side
effects and complications (numbness, paraesthesias, weakness, site infection, haematoma and
falls).