Steroids prevent nausea and vomiting after open gynaecological surgery, but do they harm the immune system?
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Postoperative immune functionAnaesthesiology - Anaesthetics
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12608000497303
- Lead Sponsor
- Professor Michael Paech
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Inclusion Criteria
Females undergoing open gynaecologic surgery
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification 1-3 patients
Exclusion Criteria
Current drug therapy with antiemetic or systemic steroidal activity
Known or suspected metastatic disease
Recent treatment with chemotherapeutic agents
Patients involving implants, such as mesh repairs
Opioid-tolerance
Hypertension
Diabetes mellitus
Peptic ulceration
Intolerance to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Hypersensitivity to dexamethasone, granisetron or droperidol
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method