The Effect of Perioperative DEXamethasone on Postoperative Complications After PANcreaticoduodenectomy

Summary

The primary objective of this clinical trial is evaluate the effect of dexamethasone on postoperative complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Timeline

Start

2022-10-08

Primary completion

2023-09-14

Completion

2023-09-14

Publications

• Background Chen H, Wang C, Shen Z, Wang W, Weng Y, Ying X, Deng X, Shen B. Postpancreatectomy Acute Pancreatitis After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Distinct Clinical Entity. Ann Surg. 2023 Aug 1;278(2):e278-e283. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005605. Epub 2022 Jul 18.
• Background DREAMS Trial Collaborators and West Midlands Research Collaborative. Dexamethasone versus standard treatment for postoperative nausea and vomiting in gastrointestinal surgery: randomised controlled trial (DREAMS Trial). BMJ. 2017 Apr 18;357:j1455. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j1455.
• Background Corcoran TB, Myles PS, Forbes AB, Cheng AC, Bach LA, O'Loughlin E, Leslie K, Chan MTV, Story D, Short TG, Martin C, Coutts P, Ho KM; PADDI Investigators; Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Clinical Trials Network; Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Network. Dexamethasone and Surgical-Site Infection. N Engl J Med. 2021 May 6;384(18):1731-1741. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2028982.
• Background Laaninen M, Sand J, Nordback I, Vasama K, Laukkarinen J. Perioperative Hydrocortisone Reduces Major Complications After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Surg. 2016 Nov;264(5):696-702. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001883.
• Background Asehnoune K, Le Moal C, Lebuffe G, Le Penndu M, Josse NC, Boisson M, Lescot T, Faucher M, Jaber S, Godet T, Leone M, Motamed C, David JS, Cinotti R, El Amine Y, Liutkus D, Garot M, Marc A, Le Corre A, Thomasseau A, Jobert A, Flet L, Feuillet F, Pere M, Futier E, Roquilly A; PACMAN study group. Effect of dexamethasone on complications or all cause mortality after major non-cardiac surgery: multicentre, double blind, randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2021 Jun 2;373:n1162. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n1162.
• Chen H, Wang Y, Wang C, Lu X, Li Y, Sun B, Jiang K, Qiu Y, Chen R, Cao L, Chen S, Luo Y, Shen B. The effect of perioperative of dexamethasone on postoperative complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PANDEX): a study protocol for a pragmatic multicenter randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2023 Sep 2;24(1):569. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07571-y.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.