Editorial

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

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

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

David Hewson¹, Nigel Bedforth², Colin McCartney³, Jonathan Hardman²

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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.

PMID: 30857596
PMCID: PMC6435897
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.02.004

Editorial

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

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.

Authors

David Hewson¹, Nigel Bedforth², Colin McCartney³, Jonathan Hardman²

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.

PMID: 30857596
PMCID: PMC6435897
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.02.004

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