- Certain studies suggested that preoperative administration of systemic glucocorticoids
in patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty surgery may improve the postoperative
analgesia owing to their anti-inflammatory effect.
- This study will be carried out on 70 adult patients aged 21 to 75 years admitted to
orthopedic operating rooms in Tanta university hospitals for hip surgery under spinal
anesthesia. Informed written consent will be obtained from each participant.
- Patients will be randomly distributed into two equal groups using the computer-generated
software.
- Control Group: (35 patients) Those patients will receive 10 ml of normal saline
before surgery.
- Dexamethasone Group: (35 patients) Those patients will receive 16 mg dexamethasone
in 10 ml of normal saline before surgery.
- Primary outcome will be postoperative morphine consumption and the secondary outcome
will be the postoperative pain score