The safety of perioperative dexamethasone with antiemetic dosage in surgical patients with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ConclusionDexamethasone could increase blood glucose by only 2.014  mmol/L (36.252 mg/dL) of peak glucose level within 24 hours of surgery in surgery patients with DM, the increase of glucose level at each time point perioperatively was even lower, and had no effect on wound healing. Thus, dexamethasone with a single dose could be safely used for PONV prophyl axis in diabetic patients.Trial registrationThe protocol of this systematic review was registered in INPLASY with the registration number INPLASY202270002.
Source: Perioperative Medicine - Category: Surgery Source Type: research