Dexamethasone and peripheral nerve blocks: back to basic (science)

Affiliations

¹ Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK. Electronic address: david.hewson@nottingham.ac.uk.
² Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
³ The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada; University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Editorial

David Hewson et al. Br J Anaesth. 2019 Apr.

. 2019 Apr;122(4):411-412.

doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.02.004. Epub 2019 Feb 25.

¹ Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK. Electronic address: david.hewson@nottingham.ac.uk.
² Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
³ The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada; University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

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Dexamethasone as an adjuvant for peripheral nerve blockade: a randomised, triple-blinded crossover study in volunteers.
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