BACKGROUND The PROSPECT (PROcedure SPEcific Postoperative Pain ManagemenT)
Working Group is a global collaboration of surgeons and anaesthesiologists formulating …

Background Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common adverse effect of
anaesthesia and surgery. Up to 80% of patients may be affected. These outcomes are a …

Objective To investigate the effects of one and two doses of intravenous dexamethasone in
patients after total knee arthroplasty. Design Randomised, blinded, placebo controlled trial …

Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with moderate-to-severe
postoperative pain despite multimodal opioid-sparing analgesia. Pain catastrophising or …

Background The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of adductor canal block (ACB)
combined with additional analgesic methods in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and investigate …

Background Corticosteroids are commonly used intraoperatively to treat pain and reduce
opioid consumption and nausea associated with primary total joint arthroplasty (TJA). The …

BACKGROUND Postoperative analgesic effects of systemic glucocorticoids given as an
adjunct to treatment are largely undetermined in alloplastic procedures. OBJECTIVES To …

The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), The American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), The Hip Society, The Knee Society, and The American …

Background We investigated whether two doses of dexamethasone are more effective than
a single dose in reducing early postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) during total knee …

Background The optimal route for dexamethasone (DEX) administration regimen for patients
undergoing primary TKA has not been investigated. This study aims to determine whether …