title: The effects of preoperative steroids on tonsillectomy patients.
abstract: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study to determine the postoperative efficacy of steroids in tonsillectomy was performed in 49 children. A single dose of intravenous dexamethasone or placebo was administered after each child was anesthetized. Postoperatively each child was examined for objective signs of trismus (measured by interincisor distance), temperature elevation, and weight loss, as well as for subjective signs of mouth odor, oral intake, pain, level of activity, and analgesic usage. There were no statistical differences noted in any of the variables compared in the two groups and the complication rates were also similar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York at Buffalo.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Volk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brodsky
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Stanievich
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ballou
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011292:Premedication / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone