Intravenous Dexamethasone Administered Perioperatively vs 8 Hours Prior to Incision to Control Pain after Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial
Perioperative dexamethasone injection provides comparable clinical outcomes and inflammation level after TKA to those administered 8 hours prior to incision. Thus, both intravenous dexamethasone approach can be an option for current clinical pathways of TKA.
Authors
- Burin Sutthapakti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6350-3353)
- Kritsada Sukha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6154-2797)
- Wiboon Wanitcharoenporn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7037-1478)
- Artit Laoruengthana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5827-6411)
- Kritsanat Lertussavavivat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5294-2159)
Institutions
- Buddhachinaraj Hospital (TH)
- Naresuan University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroplasty Today
- Published
- 2025-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2025.101912
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00