Postoperative wound or systemic infection · participants undergoing surgery
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in postoperative wound or systemic infection compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Delayed wound healing · participants undergoing surgery
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in delayed wound healing compared with control (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Glycaemic response ‐ change from baseline to 2 to 12 hours postoperatively in patients without diabetes · participants undergoing surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Glycaemic response ‐ change from baseline to 10 to 24 hours after surgery in patients with diabetes · participants undergoing surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of sensory block (we included all studies describing duration of sensory block regardless of how it was described) · participants undergoing surgery with peripheral nerve block
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of serious adverse events (we used the NIH definition of adverse events. A serious event includes death, a life‐threatening event that requires hospitalization or prolonged hospitalization, disability or congenital anomaly) · participants undergoing surgery with peripheral nerve block
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative pain intensity in the immediate postobturation period (up to 72 hours), continuous (VAS) · participants undergoing surgery with peripheral nerve block
3 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 257 participants
Very low
no estimate extracted
9 studies · 469 participants
Low
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 296 participants
Low
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · participants undergoing surgery with peripheral nerve block
3 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 172 participants
Low
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 162 participants
Low
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 257 participants
Low
Duration of sensory block (we included all studies describing duration of sensory block regardless of how it was described) · participants undergoing surgery with peripheral nerve block
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of serious adverse events (we used the NIH definition of adverse events. A serious event includes death, a life‐threatening event that requires hospitalization or prolonged hospitalization, disability or congenital anomaly) · participants undergoing surgery with peripheral nerve block
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found