Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) status 1 and 2. 2. Undergoing elective non cardiac surgery under general anaesthesia. 3. Non diabetic and type 2 diabetic patients on Oral antihyperglycemic agents.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient refusal. 2.Pregnancy. 3.Known allergy to dexamethasone. 4.Patients previously/currently on steroids. 5.Short duration surgeries of less than one hour
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the effect of Intravenous dexamethasone injection on rise in blood glucose levels from baseline in diabetic and non-diabetic patientsTimepoint: 1. Baseline GRBS (CBG) will be measured prior to induction(T0) 2. Thereafter serial monitoring of GRBS (CBG) will be done every 60 min for next 240 minutes (T1,T2,T3,T4). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NIL | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
ST JOHNS MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, BANGALORE