Preoperative Oral Dexamethasone to Improve Recovery After Surgery
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2015-06-01
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Randomized controlled trial of pre-operative oral dexamethasone vs placebo for the
improvement of quality of recovery from surgery. The study population is limited to breast
surgery patients. The investigators will also look at the effect of our intervention on post
operative nausea and vomiting.
Patients will be recruited before the date of their surgery and will complete the Quality of
Recovery-40 (QOR-40) questionnaire before their surgery and at 24 hours post op. They will
also complete a Clinically significant nausea and vomiting score upon discharge from the post
anesthesia recovery room, repeated at 24 hours post op.