Preoperative glucocorticoid use in major abdominal surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-191

  Srinivasa, Sanket ^a   Kahokehr, Arman A ^a   Yu, Tzu Chieh ^a   Hill, Andrew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABDOMEN; COLONIC DISEASES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECTAL DISEASES; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 79961023006     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182261118     Document Type: Review

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