Does oral dexamethasone increase the duration of a peripheral nerve block?
Yes!
Both 24 & 12 mg ⬆️ time until first postop pain compared w placebo in pts having upper limb surgery w infraclavicular brachial plexus block
https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.16149
3/ my friend and colleague (and her kids!) took a break from their break to tell us why they #vaccinate as a #Pediatrician family
vaccinating within a family protects other family members who might be too young to get #immunizations or whose immune systems are compromised, creating walls of protection to prevent spread of communicable diseases
#VaccinesWork #MedThreads #MedMastodon #MedTwitter #tweetiatricians #IVax2Protect
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Brian Pierce
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