Arch Otolaryngol
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The effect of intravenous dexamethasone in pediatric adenotonsillectomy.
To determine whether the intravenous administration of dexamethasone sodium phosphate before tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy can reduce the morbidity from, and increase the safety of, this procedure. ⋯ Treatment with intravenous dexamethasone before electrocautery tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy is safe, increases early postoperative oral intake, and decreases morbidity.