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7 questions · 11 findings · 2 reviews

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Intravenous dexamethasone vs placebo

Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · participants undergoing surgery with peripheral nerve block
3 findings from 1 review

Intravenous dexamethasone vs placebo

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

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) vs placebo

Number of days of antibiotic treatment ‐ number of days of intravenous antibiotic treatment · septic arthritis in children taking antibiotics

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) showed no clear difference in number of days of antibiotic treatment ‐ number of days of… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Perineural vs intravenous dexamethasone

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) · peripheral nerve block

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Perineural vs intravenous dexamethasone

Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · peripheral nerve block
3 findings from 1 review