Plasma Glucose Levels With Dexamethasone as Adjuvant to Interscalene Block
Status:
Withdrawn
Trial end date:
2013-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the Finger Blood Glucose (sugar) when dexamethasone
is added to a local anesthetic for a shoulder nerve block procedure. The investigators
hypothesize that there is no increase in plasma glucose when 8 mg of dexamethasone is used as
an adjuvant with local anesthetic to interscalene regional anesthesia. By performing finger
stick blood glucose measures pre/peri and post operatively the investigators will be able to
determine if any such increase exists.