Anaesthesia
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Review Meta Analysis
Perineural and intravenous dexamethasone and dexmedetomidine: network meta-analysis of adjunctive effects on supraclavicular bracheal plexus block.
Dexamethasone whether intravenous or perineural prolongs sensory & analgesic blocks more than perineural dexmedetomidine.
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Review Meta Analysis
Drugs for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults after general anaesthesia: an abridged Cochrane network meta-analysis‡§.
Aprepitant (NK1), ramosetron (5HT3), granisetron (5HT3), ondanestron (5HT3) & dexamethasone (steroid) all significantly reduce postoperative nausea & vomiting when used as prophylaxis with a high evidence certainty.
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