Effect of a preoperative single-dose steroid on pulmonary function and postoperative symptoms after modified radical mastectomy: results of a randomized clinical trial | Zendy

Jorge Jiménez-Tornero | Zendy; Ana Olivia CortésFlores | Zendy; Mariana ChávezTostado | Zendy; Gilberto MorganVillela | Zendy; C. Zuloaga-Fernández del Valle | Zendy; R. Valle | Zendy; Luis Alberto García-González | Zendy; Vanesa Sarahí Fernández-Avalos | Zendy; Roberto Carlos Miranda-Ackerman | Zendy; Andrea Socorro Álvarez Villaseñor | Zendy; Gabriela AmbrizGonzález | Zendy; Francisco José BarbosaCamacho | Zendy; Clotilde FuentesOrozco | Zendy; Vianca Seleste Contreras-Cordero | Zendy; Alejandro GonzálezOjeda | Zendy

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Effect of a preoperative single-dose steroid on pulmonary function and postoperative symptoms after modified radical mastectomy: results of a randomized clinical trial

Author(s) -

Jorge Jiménez-Tornero,

Ana Olivia CortésFlores,

Mariana ChávezTostado,

Gilberto MorganVillela,

C. Zuloaga-Fernández del Valle,

R. Valle,

Luis Alberto García-González,

Vanesa Sarahí Fernández-Avalos,

Roberto Carlos Miranda-Ackerman,

Andrea Socorro Álvarez Villaseñor,

Gabriela AmbrizGonzález,

Francisco José BarbosaCamacho,

Clotilde FuentesOrozco,

Vianca Seleste Contreras-Cordero,

Alejandro GonzálezOjeda

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

gland surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 2227-8575

pISSN - 2227-684X

DOI - 10.21037/gs-20-366

Subject(s) - medicine , nausea , vomiting , anesthesia , radical mastectomy , postoperative nausea and vomiting , breast cancer , surgery , dexamethasone , antiemetic , randomized controlled trial , modified radical mastectomy , placebo , mastectomy , pulmonary function testing , cancer , alternative medicine , pathology

Evidence suggests that a preoperative single-dose steroid improves lung function and decreases the incidence of postoperative symptoms; however, this has not been sufficiently proved in modified radical mastectomy for cancer. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of preoperative single-dose steroid administration for postoperative lung function and postoperative symptoms in women undergoing modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer.

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