{
    "abstract": "Pain is a protective response to noxious stimuli to prevent further damage. The surgical incision results in several events that lead to pain that outlasts its benefits. Persistent postsurgical pain (PPSP) is defined as \"pain that persists for three months after surgical intervention.\nTo investigate the effect of dexamethasone as an adjuvant to adductor canal block on persistent postsurgical pain after ACL reconstruction.\nNinety patients who underwent arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament and who completed the study were randomly allocated into two groups. Forty-five patients in each group received ultrasound-guided adductor canal block at the end of surgery. G I (Dexa group): Forty-five patients received a 20\u00a0ml mixture of 0.25% bupivacaine and 8\u00a0mg dexamethasone (2\u00a0ml). G II (control group): Patients received a 20\u00a0ml mixture of 0.25% bupivacaine and 2\u00a0ml of normal saline.\nNo significant differences in demographic data, intraoperative hemodynamics or surgery duration were detected between the two groups. The duration of postoperative analgesia was significantly longer in the dexamethasone group (10\u00a0h\u2009\u00b1\u20093 vs. 6\u00a0h\u2009\u00b1\u20091) than in the control group. Additionally, 24\u00a0h postoperative consumption of meperidine was significantly lower in the dexamethasone group (65\u2009\u00b1\u200923 vs. 104\u2009\u00b1\u200927) than in the control group. Postoperative VAS scores at 6 and 12\u00a0h were also lower in the dexamethasone group than in the control group. Three-month follow-up revealed a significantly lower incidence of PPSP in the dexamethasone group (20% versus 33% in the control group). Moreover, the severity of PPSP was significantly lower in the dexamethasone group than in the control group. Additionally, Codeine consumption was significantly lower in the dexamethasone group than in the control group.\nPerineural dexamethasone in ultrasound-guided adductor canal block reduced the severity of PPSP and opioid analgesia consumption in the first three months following arthroscopic reconstruction of the ACL.\nThe study was registered on clinical trial registration (NCT04631822) in October 2020.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Asyut, Egypt.",
            "firstname": "Saeid",
            "initials": "S",
            "lastname": "Elsawy"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Asyut, Egypt.",
            "firstname": "Amani",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "Abdelwahab"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Asyut, Egypt.\nAnesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Assiut University, Asyut, Egypt.",
            "firstname": "Yara",
            "initials": "Y",
            "lastname": "Hamdi"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Asyut, Egypt. rashaahmed11@aun.edu.com.",
            "firstname": "Rasha Ahmed Ali",
            "initials": "RAA",
            "lastname": "Hamed"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": "Perineural dexamethasone in ultrasound-guided adductor canal block reduced the severity of PPSP and opioid analgesia consumption in the first three months following arthroscopic reconstruction of the ACL.",
    "copyrights": "\u00a9 2025. The Author(s).",
    "doi": "10.1186/s12871-025-02921-6",
    "journal": "BMC anesthesiology",
    "keywords": [
        "ACL reconstruction",
        "Adductor canal block",
        "PPSP"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2025-04-25",
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    "results": "No significant differences in demographic data, intraoperative hemodynamics or surgery duration were detected between the two groups. The duration of postoperative analgesia was significantly longer in the dexamethasone group (10\u00a0h\u2009\u00b1\u20093 vs. 6\u00a0h\u2009\u00b1\u20091) than in the control group. Additionally, 24\u00a0h postoperative consumption of meperidine was significantly lower in the dexamethasone group (65\u2009\u00b1\u200923 vs. 104\u2009\u00b1\u200927) than in the control group. Postoperative VAS scores at 6 and 12\u00a0h were also lower in the dexamethasone group than in the control group. Three-month follow-up revealed a significantly lower incidence of PPSP in the dexamethasone group (20% versus 33% in the control group). Moreover, the severity of PPSP was significantly lower in the dexamethasone group than in the control group. Additionally, Codeine consumption was significantly lower in the dexamethasone group than in the control group.",
    "title": "Dexamethasone as an additive to bupivacaine in an ultrasound-guided adductor canal block for the management of persistent pain after arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: a randomized, double-blind study.",
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}