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<journal-id>2524-177X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista médica del Hospital General de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. med. Hosp. Gen. Méx.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2524-177X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Médica del Hospital General de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2524-177X2019000300140</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/hgmx.m19000013</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Comparing 8 mg versus 16 mg of dexamethasone as coadjuvant treatment for acute post-operative pain: A randomized controlled clinical trial]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Rascón-Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Dulce María]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Olua-Estrada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Castellanos-Olivares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Antonio]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Carrillo-Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Orlando]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional, Siglo XXI Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General de México "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga" Departamento de Anestesiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>82</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>140</fpage>
<lpage>146</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2524-177X2019000300140&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2524-177X2019000300140&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2524-177X2019000300140&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ Background: Glucocorticoids (IEA) have an analgesic effect by suppressing the release of inflammatory mediators that induce hyperalgesia, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin 8, and interleukin 6.  Objectives: The objectives of this study were to compare two dosages of dexamethasone (DXM) (8 vs. 16 mg) as coadjuvant in the management of acute post-operative pain in patients undergoing ear, nose, and throat surgery.  Materials and Methods: We included 80 patients in a double-blind clinical trial, divided into three groups that compared two different dosages of DXM with a control group that did not receive DXM, although all groups received intravenous (IV) analgesics. The post-operative pain report was assessed using a numeric rating scale, a post-operative pain visual analog scale (VAS), and recovery time 24-h after surgery. Descriptive statistics were used to apply the Chi-square test and ANOVA test for numerical variables.  Results: Pain in Group 2 compared to Group 1 and Group 3 was less during recovery, after 1 h, and 24 h with p &lt; 0.05 as with the post-operative pain VAS, p &lt; 0.05. Opioid consumption was similar in the three groups.  Conclusions: DXM 16 mg + Metamizole 1 g IV yields better analgesic effects compared to DXM 8 mg + metamizole 1 g in the immediate post-operative period and at 24 h.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Coadjuvant]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Post-operative pain]]></kwd>
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