The effect of anti-emetic doses of dexamethasone on postoperative blood glucose levels in non-diabetic and diabetic patients: a prospective randomised controlled study

Anaesthesia

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1037-1043

  Tien, M ^a   Gan, T J ^b   Dhakal, I ^c   White, W D ^c   Olufolabi, A J ^c   Fink, R ^d   Mishriky, B M ^e   Lacassie, H J ^f   Habib, A S ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

corticosteroids: effect on laboratory values; hyperglycaemia: complications; PONV: prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOSE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PIG INSULIN; PROMETHAZINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84982129701     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.13544     Document Type: Article

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