BACKGROUND AND AIMSSupraclavicular brachial plexus block is ideal for upper limb surgical procedures. Dexamethasone and potassium chloride have been used as adjuncts to prolong analgesia. We aimed to compare the effects of addition of dexamethasone or potassium chloride to local anaesthetic solution of bupivacaine and lignocaine on the onset time of sensory and motor blockade and duration of blockade in supraclavicular brachial plexus block in patients undergoing upper extremity surgeries.
BACKGROUND AND AIMSIn this era of high technology, we still face an ageless problem in anaesthesia -the difficult airway. In 1997, Smarajith Sur Roy of India introduced a new airway index to predict difficult intubation. Aim of the study is to compare the new airway index with modified Mallampati classification and also with Cormack and Lehane grading for predicting intubation difficulty.
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