Clinical Trial: Perioperative Steroid Dosing on the APR in AIS
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: The Impact of Perioperative Steroid Dosing on the Acute Phase Response in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Brief Summary:
The objective of this study is to perform a prospective, randomized controlled trial investigating the clinical usage of perioperative dexamethasone usage on APR activation, postoperative morphine usage, postoperative nausea, and hospital length of stay.There will be a control control and a Dexamethasone cohort.Participants will be randomized into one of the two cohorts.Patients in the control group will receive one 8mg dose of dexamethasone intraoperatively as per standard of care anesthesia protocols.Patients…
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