Patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia at the Department of Oral Surgery, Kagoshima University Hospital
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia for diseases of the oral and maxillofacial region
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (i) Cases with active infections (tuberculosis, viral or fungal infections). (ii) Cases with a history of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus such as type 1 diabetes mellitus (iii) Patients taking steroids due to autoimmune diseases (iv) Cases with allergy to steroids (v) Women who are pregnant, possibly pregnant, within 28 days postpartum or breastfeeding (vi) Cases with thrombosis, poorly controlled glaucoma or active gastrointestinal ulcer (vii) Subjects deemed unlikely to participate in the study due to psychosis or psychiatric symptoms (viii) Other subjects deemed ineligible by the doctor/dentist.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (i) Post-operative hospital stay (number of days until the patient is diagnosed as ready for discharge). (ii) Postoperative complications (pain, bleeding, postoperative infection, wound healing, postoperative nausea and vomiting, organ damage, degree of invasion) (iii) Prognosis (overall survival, disease-specific survival, disease-free survival). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (i) timing and method of initiation of oral and enteral nutrition (including level of independence in nutritional intake) 2) Patient satisfaction (assessment of quality of life) (iii) ERAS achievement rate (iv) Level of independence at discharge (5) Volume of infusion (In/Out balance) (vi) Inflammatory reaction due to surgery | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kagoshima University Oral surgery