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[Faster onset time of supraclavicular brachial plexus block using local anesthetic diluted with dextrose]

Lim HJ 1 , Hasan MS 2 , Chinna K 3

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  • 1 Departamento de Anestesiologia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malásia
  • 2 Departamento de Anestesiologia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malásia. Electronic address: shahnaz@ummc.edu.my
  • 3 Julius Centre University Malaya, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malásia
Rev Bras Anestesiol, 2016 Jul-Aug;66(4):341-5.
PMID: 27155777 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjan.2016.04.006

Abstract

A high sodium concentration is known to antagonize local anesthetics when infiltrated around neural tissue. Thus, we hypothesized that the onset time for sensory and motor blockade, in supraclavicular brachial plexus block using ropivacaine diluted with dextrose would be shorter than with saline.

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