Control of postoperative pain in foot surgery using a combination of anesthetic and steroid for local infiltration.
The authors examine a technique that is performed for control of postoperative pain. Sixty-eight patients were evaluated who had received a combination of Marcaine with no epinephrine, plus Hexadrol, at the surgical site immediately postoperatively. It was found that 65% did not require any form of analgesia within the first 4 hours postsurgically; 44% the first 8 hours, and 28% the first 12 hours. Sixteen percent of the patients required no form of analgesia during their entire hospital stay.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002045:Bupivacaine; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011897:Random Allocation
D003907:Dexamethasone; D002045:Bupivacaine