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Peri-Op Corticosteroid Injection Reduces Hospital Length of Stay, Pain & PONV in TKA & THA Patients
April 2021
Peri-Op Corticosteroid Injection Reduces Hospital Length of Stay, Pain & PONV in TKA & THA Patients
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Perioperative Systemic Dexamethasone Reduces Length of Stay in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
J Arthroplasty. 2021 Mar;36(3): 1168-1186.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
Seventeen randomized controlled trials with 1957 patients undergoing unilateral total hip and knee arthroplasty were included in this meta-analysis comparing peri-operative intravenous corticosteroid (any type; n=1144) to control (saline, ramosteron, ondansetron; n=813) The primary pooled outcome of interest was length of hospital stay. Secondary outcomes of interest included pain at rest and duri...
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