International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Nov 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyDetermination of optimum dosage of intraoperative single dose dexamethasone in pediatric tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy.
Our objective is to determine the optimum dosage of intraoperative single dose dexamethasone and its effect upon postoperative morbidity in pediatric tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy patients. ⋯ We thought that 0.7 mg/kg dosage of IV dexamethasone is much a preferable choice depending of its effectiveness on decreasing postoperative morbidity rather than 0.2 mg/kg dosage and beside to this advantage we didn't encounter any side effects.