Table 1.

Effects of dexamethasone 4 mg on sensory block duration and onset time. Times are presented as median (inter-quartile range) with P-values from mixed models analysis

Variable (N=24)	Control	Perineural	i.v.	P-value
Duration (h)	6.87 (5.85–7.62)	7.37 (5.78–7.93)	7.37 (6.10–7.97)	0.61
Onset time (min)	6.0 (4.5–10.0)	8.0 (6.0–15.0)	8.0 (6.0–13.8)	0.16