Dexamethasone as an adjunct to pain management following knee surgery

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Journal of Prescribing PracticeVol. 4, No. 8 News AnalysisDexamethasone as an adjunct to pain management following knee surgeryAysha MendesAysha MendesE-mail Address: [email protected]Freelance journalist specialising in health, psychology and nursingSearch for more papers by this authorAysha MendesPublished Online:22 Aug 2022https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2022.4.8.336AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References British National Formulary. Peri-operative analgesia Opioid analgesics. 2022a. bnf.nice.org.uk/treatment-summaries/peri-operative-analgesia/ (accessed 15 July 2022) Google ScholarBritish National Formulary. Dexamethasone. 2022b bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/dexamethasone/#indications-and-dose (accessed 15 July 2022) Google ScholarGasbjerg K S, Hägi-Pedersen D, Lunn T H et al. Effect of dexamethasone as an analgesic adjuvant to multimodal pain treatment after total knee arthroplasty: randomised clinical trial. BMJ. 2022;376: e067325. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-067325 Google ScholarNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Controlled drugs: safe use and management. 2016. www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng46/chapter/Recommendations#prescribing-controlled-drugs (accessed 15 July 2022) Google ScholarZhou G, Ma L, Jing J, Jiang H. A meta-analysis of dexamethasone for pain management in patients with total knee arthroplasty. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018; 97(35):e11753. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000011753 Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 August 2022Volume 4Issue 8ISSN (print): 2631-8385ISSN (online): 2631-8393 Metrics History Published online 22 August 2022 Published in print 2 August 2022 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download