A prospective, double-blind, randomized study of the effects of perioperative steroids on palatoplasty patients

Archives of Otolaryngology--head & Neck Surgery
C W SendersH A Brodie

Abstract

To determine whether perioperative steroids affect the outcome of patients who undergo palatoplasty. A prospective, double-blind, randomized study. A university medical center. Twenty patients undergoing primary repair of a cleft palate. A prospective double-blind technique was used to randomly assign patients to receive a placebo or dexamethasone sodium phosphate perioperatively. Patients were monitored for postoperative airway distress, fever, oral fluid intake, days of hospitalization, and wound healing. The use of perioperative steroids was associated with shorter hospitalizations. No adverse sequelae from the administration of steroids were identified. In our current managed care environment, the use of perioperative steroids may play an important role in reducing health care costs.

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