The preoperative single dose dexamethasone effect to pro-and anti-inflammatory cytokine during orthopedic surgery

Background: The efficacy of glucocorticoids like dexamethasone in reducing postoperative pain has been investigated and showed that a single dose of dexamethasone significantly analgesia has advantages in terms of reduction in pain intensity, opioid requirements, rescue analgesia, and did not increa...

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Main Authors: A M Takdir Musba, Husni Tanra, Irawan Yusuf, Ramli Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pain
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Online Access:http://www.indianjpain.org/article.asp?issn=0970-5333;year=2015;volume=29;issue=2;spage=100;epage=105;aulast=Takdir