Abstract:Background:Rebound pain after single shot nerve block challenges the real benefit of this technique. We aimed to investigate whether perineural dexamethasone addition decreased the incidence of rebound pain after a single shot nerve block.Methods:We randomly allocated 132 patients scheduled for open reduction, and internal fixation of upper extremity closed fracture under single-shot peripheral nerve block and sedation into two groups. Patients in the dexamethasone group receiving nerve block with 0.375% ropiv… Show more
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