Adding dexmedetomidine to dexamethasone does not prolong analgesia in upper limb surgery
Combining two drugs offered no pain relief advantage over one drug alone
This randomized, triple-blind trial in 100 patients undergoing upper limb surgery found that adding i.v.
A trial of 100 patients found that adding dexmedetomidine to dexamethasone did not extend pain relief or reduce opioid use after upper limb …
Brachial plexus block with general anesthesia reduces opioid use and improves recovery in pediatric upper limb surgery
Numbing Nerves Helps Kids Heal Faster
A retrospective PSM cohort study of 100 children undergoing upper limb surgery found that adding nerve stimulator-guided brachial plexus blo…
A specific type of numbing medicine helps young patients bounce back from surgery by calming their body's stress reaction.
Costoclavicular Nerve Block Shows Faster Onset Than Infraclavicular Block in Upper Limb Surgeries
Nerve block for arm surgery may work faster with newer technique, analysis finds
A meta-analysis of 6 RCTs involving 434 patients undergoing upper limb surgeries found that costoclavicular nerve block significantly decrea…
A newer nerve block technique for arm surgery starts numbing the arm faster than the traditional method, analysis finds.
Questions about Upper Limb Surgery
Can adding a nerve stimulator-guided block improve recovery for pediatric upper limb surgery?
Adding a nerve stimulator-guided block to general anesthesia in children reduces opioid use and improves immune recovery after upper limb surgery, though adding dexmedetomidine to dexamethasone does not further extend pain relief.
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