Combination Dexamethasone and Bupivacaine Pain Control in Reduction Mammaplasty
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2020-11-25
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The addition of dexamethasone to non-liposomal bupivacaine in perineural blocks has been
shown to enhance pain control and prolong the time until first request for postoperative
narcotics in the fields of orthopedic, thoracic, and gynecologic surgery. This has not been
investigated in any types of breast surgery. The investigators assessed if the combination of
dexamethasone to bupivacaine in the preoperative field block prior to bilateral breast
reduction surgery resulted in improved pain control relative to bupivacaine alone.