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Perioperative Intravenous Dexamethasone After Unilateral Elective Hip Arthroscopy

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August 2024

Perioperative Intravenous Dexamethasone After Unilateral Elective Hip Arthroscopy

Vol: 306| Issue: 8| Number:72| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Perioperative Intravenous Dexamethasone Significantly Reduces Postoperative Opioid Requirement and Nausea After Unilateral Elective Hip Arthroscopy: A Randomized Double-blinded Placebo-controlled Trial.

Am J Sports Med . 2024 Apr;52(5):1165-1172.

Contributing Authors:
D Kaiser A Hoch D Dimitriou T Groeber H Bomberg JA Aguirre U Eichenberger PO Zingg

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Fifty patients undergoing unilateral elective hip arthroscopy were randomized to receive either intravenous dexamethasone (n=27) or a placebo (n=23). The primary outcome of interest was postoperative pain. Secondary outcomes included opioid consumption, nausea scores, vomiting events, and adverse events up to 12 weeks postoperatively. Outcomes were assessed at 6 hours postoperatively and on postop...

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