Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Data for Ultrasound Guided Interscalene Brachial Plexus Blockade in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

Values are expressed as mean ± SD or numbers. Group I: 1 ml normal saline as an adjuvant to 10 ml of 0.5% levobupivacaine for interscalene brachial plexus blockade, Group II: 1 ml of 5 mg dexamethasone as an adjuvant to 10 ml of 0.5% levobupivacaine for interscalene brachial plexus blockade, Group III: 1 : 400,000 epinephrine as an adjuvant to 10 ml of 0.5% levobupivacaine for interscalene brachial plexus blockade. ASD: arthroscopic subacromialdecompression, SLAP: superior labrum anterior posterior. There were no significant differences among the groups.