Background In patients undergoing surgical resection for gastric cancer, postoperative
complications—in particular, postoperative infections—remain an important problem and …

Introduction Postoperative complications are major healthcare problems and are associated
with a reduced short-term and long-term survival after surgery. An excessive postoperative …

BACKGROUND: Perioperative steroid therapy is often used in oesophageal cancer surgery
and we evaluate the effect of this therapy on the secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor levels …

Corticosteroids are essential to maintain the organic homeostasis. Steroid, glucocorticoid or
its synthetic analog is widely used for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Prolonged …

Aim Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) is increasingly carried out worldwide. However,
there are concerns regarding ischemia‐reperfusion injury caused by pneumoperitoneum …

Objective: To evaluate the safety of perioperative low-dose steroids (LDS) versus high-dose
steroids (HDS) in steroid-treated patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) undergoing …

With complex and extensive pharmacological effects, corticosteroids are widely used in
many clinical situations. A survey conducted to define the role of corticosteroids in various …

Objective: To study the effect of preoperative treatment with a single high-dose
glucocorticoid on the systemic and immunologic responses, wound healing, and …

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of perioperative dexamethasone on
postoperative complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Background: The …

Results The reported surgical stress markers included serum IL-6, IL-10 and CRP. Meta-
analysis showed that: 1) steroid group had lower serum IL-6 level on POD 1 and POD 3 (p< …