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Adverse side effects of dexamethasone in surgical patients.
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SUBMITTER: Polderman JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6513495 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Adverse side effects of dexamethasone in surgical patients.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20180828
<h4>Background</h4>In the perioperative period, dexamethasone is widely and effectively used for prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), for pain management, and to facilitate early discharge after ambulatory surgery.Long-term treatment with steroids has many side effects, such as adrenal insufficiency, increased infection risk, hyperglycaemia, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and development of diabetes mellitus. However, whether a single steroid load during surgery has negat ...[more]
