Impact of perioperative dexamethasone on postoperative analgesia and side-effects: Systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 191-200

  Waldron, N H ^a   Jones, C A ^a   Gan, T J ^a   Allen, T K ^a   Habib, A S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

analgesics, opioid; dexamethasone; glucocorticoids; hyperglycaemia; pain, postoperative; surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOSE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84872740032     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes431     Document Type: Review

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