Preoperative Oral Dexamethasone to Improve Recovery After Surgery

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.

Timeline

Start

2014-08

Primary completion

2015-03

Completion

2015-06

Drugs

Indications