Comparison of Postoperative Analgesic Effect of Dexamethasone and Fentanyl Added to Lidocaine through Axillary Block in Forearm Fracture

Table 2

Differences in analgesic consumption, VAS, onset, and duration of sensory and motor block of patients in three groups.

Groups	Group L (𝑛=19)	Group LD (𝑛=21)	Group LF (𝑛=18)	𝑃
Onset time of sensory block (min)	1.9±0.51	1.73±0.51	1.72±0.52	0.44
Duration of sensory block (min)	106±18.03	206±25.05	139±22.89	<0.001
Onset time of motor block (min)	2.15±0.6	2±0.53	2±0.43	0.68
Duration of motor block (min)	119±20.84	225±27.35	147±24.62	<0.001
Total analgesic consumption (mg)	40.78±14.93	25±0.00	34.72±12.54	<0.001
VAS (at time of return sensation)	7.42±1.64	5.61±1.28	6.27±1.70	<0.001

L: lidocaine; LD: combined lidocaine/dexamethasone; LF: combined lidocaine/fentanyl; VAS: visual analog scale.