Surgical endoscopy
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized clinical trial comparing oral prednisone (50 mg) with placebo before laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Intravenous administration of dexamethasone 90 min before laparoscopic cholecystectomy improves surgical outcome but may be impractical. The objective of this study was to assess the clinical efficacy of oral self-administration of prednisone 2 h before ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ⋯ There is no important clinical gain of preoperative oral steroid administration compared with placebo in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.