Methylprednisolone Does Not Reduce Acute Postoperative Pain After Cardiac Surgery: Subanalysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

CONCLUSIONS: In this post hoc analysis, we could not identify a beneficial analgesic effect after cardiac surgery associated with methylprednisolone administration. There are currently no data to suggest that methylprednisolone has significant analgesic benefit in adults having cardiac surgery.
PMID: 31743165 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - November 20, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Turan A, Cohen B, Whitlock RP, Essber H, Niazi A, Makarova N, Saasouh W, Alfirevic A, Marciniak D, Sessler DI Tags: Anesth Analg Source Type: research