BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the addition of 5 mg dexamethasone to 10 ml of 0.5% levobupivacaine on postoperative analgesic effects of ultrasound guided-interscalene brachial plexus block (ISBPB) in arthroscopic shoulder surgery under general anesthesia. METHODS In 60 patients scheduled for arthroscopic shoulder surgery that underwent general anesthesia, ...

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of dexamethasone in alleviating pain and trismus patients who underwent extraction third molars. Methodology: A total 120 took part this randomized, controlled trial. The wisdom teeth were surgically extracted under local anesthesia. randomly assigned to one two group study control with 60 each group. Preoperative Postoperative measurements edema, analyzed. I...

Background. A single dose of perioperative dexamethasone (8-10 mg) reportedly decreases postoperative nausea, vomiting, and pain but has not been widely used in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN). Methods. We performed a retrospective cohort study of living donors who underwent LDN between 2013 and 2015. Donors who received a lower dose (4-6 mg)  (n = 70) or a higher dose (8-14 mg) of dexamet...

BACKGROUND Bacterial meningitis is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality, but early appropriate therapy is expected to improve outcomes. National treatment guidelines were published in 2004, but no assessment of their utilization in the U.S. has been reported. OBJECTIVES To measure adherence to meningitis treatment guidelines and describe patient outcomes in relation to recommen...

Objective. Encephalopathy and brain edema are serious complications of acute liver injury and may lead to rapid death of patients. The present study was designed to investigate the role of the inflammatory mediators and oxidative stress in the cytotoxic brain oedema and the neuroprotective effects of both minocycline and dexamethasone. Methods. 48 male albino rats were divided into 4 groups: co...

Background: Mandibular fracture osteosynthesis comes with mechanical and thermal assaults to surrounding tissues resulting in the sequelae of pain, trismus, oedema. Dexamethasone is known reduce these sequelae; swelling varying outcomes, lack a standardized regimen for its optimal effect maxillofacial surgery remains cause concern researchers.
 Objective: To compare two dexamethasone inter...

BACKGROUND Dexamethasone treatment started soon after birth is controversial. OBJECTIVES To determine if postnatal dexamethasone treatment during the first week of life is beneficial in preventing bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants. METHODS Randomised controlled trials of postnatal dexamethasone therapy started in the first week of life in infants at risk of BPD were sought...

OBJECTIVE Corticosteroids decrease side effects after noncardiac elective surgery. A randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled study was plan to test the hypothesis that standard doses of dexamethasone (6X2) would decrease the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) following cardiac surgery. METHODS A total of 185 patients undergoing coronary revascularization surgery were enrolled in thi...

abstract several medications have been proposed as the first line drugs in the treatment of migraine attack. however, the low efficacy, potential complications of medications and the intolerance of some patients for oral route due to nausea and vomiting establish a difficult situation in some migraine patients. this report describes a dramatic pain relief with 60 mg of intravenous propofol in a...