A Single Perioperative Injection of Dexamethasone Decreases Nausea, Vomiting, and Pain after Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy

Background. A single dose of perioperative dexamethasone (8–10 mg) reportedly decreases postoperative nausea, vomiting, and pain but has not been widely used in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN). Methods. We performed a retrospective cohort study of living donors who underwent LDN between 2013 an...

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Main Authors: Shigeyoshi Yamanaga, Andrew Mark Posselt, Chris Earl Freise, Takaaki Kobayashi, Mehdi Tavakol, Sang-Mo Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3518103
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