Background This meta-analysis examined the impact of preoperative corticosteroids on
interleukin 6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP), and complications following surgery for …

Summary Background Data There is as yet no consensus on the beneficial effects of
steroids in alleviating surgical stress. Methods A total of 66 patients undergoing surgery for …

Objective: To determine the clinical safety and efficacy of preoperative glucocorticoid (GC)
administration in major abdominal surgery with regards to short term outcomes. Background …

The surgical stress response can accelerate clinical metastasis formation. Perioperative
glucocorticoids might modulate this response and the metastatic process. We aimed to …

Perioperative corticosteroid administration is a controversial therapy for improving the short‑
term prognosis following surgery. The objective of the current meta‑analysis was to evaluate …

Background The magnitude of the postoperative systemic inflammatory response (SIR), as
evidenced by C-reactive protein (CRP), is associated with both short-and long-term …

Background Perioperative dexamethasone is associated with attenuation of the
postoperative systemic inflammatory response and fewer postoperative complications …

Background Glucocorticoids modulate the surgical stress response. Previous studies
showed that high-dose preoperative glucocorticoids reduce levels of postoperative …

Background Several therapeutic strategies, such as ischaemic preconditioning, intermittent
or selective pedicle clamping and pharmacological interventions, have been explored to …

Background The effect of anaesthetic drugs on long-term oncological outcomes after cancer
surgery is an area of current interest. Dexamethasone is widely used in anaesthetic practice; …