Comparison of postoperative inflammation with or without preoperative high dose dexamethasone after emergency laparotomy: A randomised controlled study

All patients presenting in Surgery emergency with diagnosis of intestinal obstruction or viscus perforation will be included in the study and randomized into 2 groups-

Group A: high dose dexamethasone administration, Group B: without dexamethasone administration

The levels of CRP and IL6 will be recorded in preoperative and postoperative period and compared in both groups.

Patients of both the groups will be evaluated for Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, surgical site infection, duration of hospital stay and compared.