Dexamethasone reduces length of hospitalization and improves postoperative pain and nausea after total joint arthroplasty: A prospective, randomized controlled trial

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 8 SUPPL, 2013, Pages 11-17

  Backes, Jeffrey R ^a   Bentley, Jared C ^a   Politi, Joel R ^a,b   Chambers, Bryan T ^a,b  

^a MOUNT CARMEL HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Cardinal Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Dexamethasone; Hip; Knee; Nausea; Replacement

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CELECOXIB; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROMORPHONE; ONDANSETRON; OXYCODONE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE MALEATE;

ABSCESS; AGED; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT MOBILITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ARTHROPLASTY; DEXAMETHASONE; HIP; KNEE; NAUSEA; REPLACEMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; AGED; ANALGESICS; ANTIEMETICS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884160129     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.05.041     Document Type: Article

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