The effect of dexamethasone on immediate postoperative pain after thoracotomy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0000359

Enrollment

Registered

2012-02-10

Start date

2011-12-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug : Patients received dexamethasone (Dexa group) with a 0.1 mg/kg intravenous bolus before the induction of anesthesia or an equal volume of saline (control group). Postoperative pain scores and Qo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients more than 20 yr scheduled for thoracotomy under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: emergency, infective disease within 1 month, use of opoid or steroid less than 1 month before surgery, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus,contraindication for dexamethasone use, severe renal or hepatic disease, preoperative ejection fraction < 30%, psychiatric disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
postoperative pain scores;patient-perceived quality of recovery (QoR) scores	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactEunho Lee

Asan Medical Center

Outcome results