In this study the investigators aim to compare the effect of the suprascapular- supraclavicular nerve block in association with dexamethasone to that of the interscalene brachial plexus block on analgesic effect during arthroscopic shoulder surgery, as postoperative pain scores ,postoperative consumption of analgesic rescue medications and diaphragmatic excursion assessment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
Effect of dexamethasone adjuvant in combined supraclavicular block and suprascapular block versus Interscalene block in patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy.
Assiut University
Asyut, Egypt
RECRUITINGPostoperative analgesia by visual analog scale (VAS).
The primary outcome of this study will be to evaluate and compare between suprascapular-supraclavicular nerve block in association with dexamethasone to that of the interscalene brachial plexus block on postoperative analgesia by vas score during 48h postoperatively ( 2h , 6h , 12h, 24h and 48h). The VAS consists of a 10cm line, with two end points representing 0 ('no pain') and 10 ('pain as bad as it could possibly be').
Time frame: 48 hours
Diaphragmatic excursion
Assessment of diaphragmatic excursion by ultrasound preoperatively and 1hour postoperatively
Time frame: 1hour postoperatively
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