Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
Efficacy of Dexamethasone or Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant to Levobupivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Thyroidectomy Surgeries
Dr. P.S. Balakrishna Achar 1 , Dr. Manasa Acharya2 , Dr. Sushmitha Salian3 , Dr. Gurumurthy T.4
JCDR. 2023: 2401-2409
Abstract
INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Blocks (BSCPB) with general anaesthesia (GA) has improved the quality of anaesthesia and post-operative analgesia in thyroidectomy surgeries. Adjuvants like dexmedetomidine, dexamethasone in combination with Local Anaesthetics (LA) improves the duration of post-operative analgesia
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