The aim of this prospective clinical study is to compare the effectiveness of dexamethasone and magnesium sulfate added as adjuvants to bupivacaine in infraclavicular brachial plexus block used under ultrasound guidance for upper extremity surgeries.
This study was conducted on 90 patients who underwent upper extremity surgery under infraclavicular brachial plexus block. 90 patients included in the study were randomized into 3 groups of 30 people each by the sealed envelope method. 30 participants were included in Group Bupivacaine, 30 participants were included in Group Bupivacaine + Dexamethasone and 30 participants were included in Group Bupivacaine + Magnesium sulfate. The study was started as double blind. According to the local anesthetic used, patients were group B (30 patients, 20 cc 0.5% bupivacaine + 5 cc 0.9% NaCl), group B+D (30 patients, 20 cc 0.5% bupivacaine + 4 mg dexamethasone + 4 cc 0.9% NaCl), group They were divided into three groups as B+M (30 patients, 20 cc 0.5% bupivacaine + 150 mg magnesium sulfate + 4 cc 0.9% NaCl). Complications of the patients, such as sensory block and motor block onset times, peroperative hemodynamic parameters, need for additional analgesia, postoperative block duration, analgesia duration, opioid and NSAID consumption, nausea and vomiting, were recorded
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
90
Vital signs were recorded before the block. Peripheral vascular access was established with a 20-gauge catheter and 0.9% NaCl crystalloid solution infusion was started. For sedation, all patients were routinely administered 1mg midazolam intravenously before the procedure. Patients' ASA score, demographic data (age, height, weight), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), SpO₂, sensory and motor block onset times , need for additional sedation, side effects and complications, if any, were recorded. The patients' postoperative sensory block and motor block resolution times, VAS scores at the 0th, 3rd, 6th, 12th and 24th postoperative hours, total opioid and NSAID requirements in the first 24 hours, and analgesia durations were recorded. During the perioperative period, all patients were monitored for side effects such as nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, metallic taste in the mouth, and drug allergy.
Vital signs were recorded before the block. Peripheral vascular access was established with a 20-gauge catheter and 0.9% NaCl crystalloid solution infusion was started. For sedation, all patients were routinely administered 1mg midazolam intravenously before the procedure. Patients' ASA score, demographic data (age, height, weight), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), SpO₂, sensory and motor block onset times , need for additional sedation, side effects and complications, if any, were recorded. The patients' postoperative sensory block and motor block resolution times, VAS scores at the 0th, 3rd, 6th, 12th and 24th postoperative hours, total opioid and NSAID requirements in the first 24 hours, and analgesia durations were recorded. During the perioperative period, all patients were monitored for side effects such as nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, metallic taste in the mouth, and drug allergy.
Haci Yusuf GUNES
Van, Turkey (Türkiye)
Motor block onset time
Motor block examination was performed with the modified Bromage scale. In the motor block examination, thumb orientation was examined for the median nerve, thumb abduction for the radial nerve, thumb adduction for the ulnar nerve, and elbow flexion for the musculocutaneous nerve. Patients with a modified Bromage scale ≤ 2 on the side where the block was applied were considered to have a successful block and the patient's surgery was initiated.
Time frame: 24 hours
Motor Block Duration
Motor block durations were determined according to the Bromage scales at the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 12th and 24th postoperative hours.
Time frame: 24 hours
Sensory block onset time
Pinprick sensory test was used in the sensory examination of the patients. Sensory examination was performed using a pinprick test on the first 3 fingers and the dorsal side of the wrist for the radial nerve, the medial side of the 5th finger for the ulnar nerve, the first 3 fingers and the volar side of the wrist for the median nerve, and the lateral region of the forearm for the musculocutaneous nerve.Pinprick sensory test ≤ 1 on the side where the block was applied were considered to have a successful block and the patient's surgery was initiated.
Time frame: 24 hours
Sensory block duration
Sensory block durations were determined according to the Pinprick sensory test at the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 12th and 24th postoperative hours.
Time frame: 24 hours
VAS score
VAS scores at the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 12th and 24th postoperative hours were evaluated. Dexketoprofen trometamol 50 mg was given intravenously to patients with a postoperative VAS Score of 4 and above. If the VAS Score was 6 or above even though NSAIDs were administered, the patients were given the opioid analgesic tramadol hydrochloride 1 mg/kg intravenously.
Time frame: 24 hours
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