Study finds key ingredient makes surgery numbing shot work better

NCT ID NCT07399691

Summary

This study tested if adding a common steroid (dexamethasone) to a standard numbing medicine (bupivacaine) would improve pain control for patients having arm surgery. Researchers gave 54 adults having elbow, forearm, or hand surgery one of two numbing shots in the shoulder area to block pain. They measured how quickly the numbness started, how long it lasted, and how much pain patients felt after surgery.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mohammed Gebi

    Āsela, Ethiopia

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