Randomized clinical trial comparing oral prednisone (50 mg) with placebo before laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 566-572

  Bisgaard, Thue ^a   Schulze, Svend ^a   Christian Hjortsø, Niels ^a   Rosenberg, Jacob ^b   Bjerregaard Kristiansen, Viggo ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Corticosteroids; Fatigue; Nausea and vomiting; Outcome; Pain; Prednisone

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MORBIDITY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDNISONE; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 39149091681     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9713-y     Document Type: Article

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