Perineural Dexamethasone in Femural Nerve Block After Ligament Reconstruction

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The effect of perineural dexamethasone administered as an adjuvant in prolonging the duration of analgesia continues to be under debate. The investigators performed a prospective randomized study to evaluate the effect of perineural dexamethasone in different concentrations in postoperative analgesia in femoral nerve block for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Foisor Orthopedics Clinical Hospital
• Treatments: Acetaminophen; BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate; Lidocaine; Morphine; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA I-III

• BMI<40

Exclusion Criteria:

• High risk grade hypertension

• Chronic renal failure

• Known allergy to drugs used

• Chronic treatment with steroids

• Drugs dependency

• History of diabetes mellitus

• Ulcer or chronic gastritis

• Infection on the puncture site

• Neuropathy at the surgical level

• Coagulopathy

• Requesting another type of anesthesia

• Fear to sign informed consent

• By-pass aorto-femoral