Preoperative dexamethasone reduces postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting following mastectomy for breast cancer

BACKGROUND: Dexamethasone has been reported to reduce postoperative symptoms after different surgical procedures. We evaluated the efficacy of preoperative dexamethasone in ameliorating postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), and pain after mastectomy. METHODS: In this prospective, double-blind, p...

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Main Authors: Gómez-Hernández, Jorge, Orozco-Alatorre, Alba Lorena, Domínguez-Contreras, Marisela, Oceguera-Villanueva, Antonio, Gómez-Romo, Salvador, Alvarez Villaseñor, Andrea Socorro, Fuentes-Orozco, Clotilde, González-Ojeda, Alejandro
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017064/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21182781
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-10-692
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