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Dexamethasone in Prolonging the Duration of Spinal Anesthesia Among Pregnant Patients

Sponsor: Rawalpindi Medical College

Summary

Lower segment C section is one of the most commonly performed surgeries worldwide. It is performed in spinal anesthesia. During Spinal Anesthesia a local anesthetic drug is administered in a space surrounding spinal cord and it blocks nerves originating from spinal cord providing both anesthesia and analgesia. This technique avoids harmful exposure of drugs to the baby inside the womb of mother. However this technique provides anesthesia and analgesia of limited duration which can be prolonged by addition of drugs to patient management regimen. One such drug is Dexamethasone which is a steroid commonly administered in the peri-operative period.

Official title: Role of Intravenous Dexamethasone in Prolonging the Duration of Sub-Arachnoid Block in Pregnant Patients Undergoing Lower Segment Cesarean Section

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