Abstract:Background: Intravenous dexamethasone may produce perineal pruritus in some patients when administered as premedicant before induction of anesthesia.
Objectives of study: This randomized, double-blind study was done to evaluate the efficacy of pretreatment of lignocaine on the incidence and severity of dexamethasone-induced perineal pruritus.
Materials and methods: 100 patients were enrolled in this study and allocated randomly into two equal groups. Then, patients received intravenous medications … Show more
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