Is dexamethasone useful in anesthesia? 2017 Update

Authors

  • Anna Abad - Torrent Servicio de Anestesia y Reanimación Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron (Barcelona),Vicepresidenta del Grupo Nacional de Anestesia Total Intravenosa (GATIV)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30445/rear.v10i3.674

Keywords:

dexamethasone, perioperative, mineralocorticoid, respiratory tract

Abstract

Dexamethasone is frequently used in the perioperative setting, including prophylaxis against postoperative nausea and vomiting, reducing pressure in the airways, in cerebral edema, and may also be useful in the treatment of acute and chronic pain. It is a synthetic glucocorticoid, with minimal mineralocorticoid activity and with actions that resemble those of steroid hormones. It acts as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant. Its potency as an anti-inflammatory drug is 25-50 times that of hydrocortisone and up to 16 times that of prednisolone.

References

http://bja.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/06/14/bja.aer159.full.pdf
http://www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/content/102/2/605.full.pdf
https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/the-effect-of-dexamethasone-on-postoperative-opioid-requirement-in-patients-2155-6148.1000470.pdf

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Published

2020-09-10

How to Cite

Abad - Torrent, A. (2020). Is dexamethasone useful in anesthesia? 2017 Update. Revista Electrónica AnestesiaR, 10(3), 6. https://doi.org/10.30445/rear.v10i3.674

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Vol. 10 No. 3 (2018): Revista Electrónica de AnestesiaR

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