Health Condition 1: Z488- Encounter for other specified postprocedural aftercare
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing major head and neck surgeries (intraoperative time >4hrs ) including oncological, pathological, orthognathic, reconstructive, panfacial fracture cases.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with (i) hypersensitivity to dexamethasone (ii) active infections, such as tuberculosis, viral diseases, and mycoses (iii) patients with thrombosis (iv) uncontrolled diabetes requiring regular insulin (v) mental disorders such as poorly controlled depression (vi) active gastrointestinal ulcer (vii) uncontrolled glaucoma (viii) continuous use of oral steroids in the preop period (autoimmune disease) (Ix) minor oral surgery procedures
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hospital length of stay Perioperative complications Total cost of hospital stay. Timepoint: at time of hospital discharge | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Antibiotic duration Perioperative pain assessment {visual analog scale (VAS) score} Postoperative nausea/vomiting Timepoint: at time of hospital discharge | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal