The effect of dexamethasone on immediate postoperative pain after thoracotomy
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- KCT0000359
- Lead Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
patients more than 20 yr scheduled for thoracotomy under general anesthesia
Exclusion Criteria
emergency, infective disease within 1 month, use of opoid or steroid less than 1 month before surgery, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus,contraindication for dexamethasone use, severe renal or hepatic disease, preoperative ejection fraction < 30%, psychiatric disorder
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method postoperative pain scores;patient-perceived quality of recovery (QoR) scores
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting