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Curr Opin Anaesthesiol
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Curr Opin Anaesthesiol · Dec 2010
Editorial ReviewPreoperative single-dose intravenous dexamethasone during ambulatory surgery: update around the benefit versus risk.
Pain, emesis, and fatigue are not uncommon symptoms after ambulatory surgery having impact on patients' satisfaction with quality of care. Multimodal management of postoperative pain and nausea and vomiting has become standard of care. ⋯ The benefits versus risk associated to single preoperative i.v. dose of dexamethasone seem positive based on current evidence facilitating the recovery reducing pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting.