Benefits and Risks of Dexamethasone in Noncardiac Surgery

Author:

Myles Paul S.1ORCID,Corcoran Tomas2

Affiliation:

1. From the Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

2. Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia

Abstract

Dexamethasone is an effective antiemetic and improves patient quality of recovery. Meta-analyses and a recent large trial found no increase in risk of surgical site infection. Dexamethasone should be more widely used in perioperative practice.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Subject

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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