Perioperative corticosteroids for preventing complications following facial plastic surgery



Document title: Perioperative corticosteroids for preventing complications following facial plastic surgery
Journal: Sao Paulo medical journal
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000380069
ISSN: 1516-3180
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Year:
Season: Sep
Volumen: 132
Number: 5
Pages: 316-317
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Revisión bibliográfica
Approach: Analítico
English abstract Early recovery is an important factor for people undergoing facial plastic. However, the normal inflammatory processes that are a consequence of surgery commonly cause oedema (swelling) and ecchymosis (bruising), which are undesirable complications. Severe oedema and ecchymosis delay full recovery, and may make patients dissatisfied with procedures. Perioperative corticosteroids have been used in facial plastic surgery with the aim of preventing oedema and ecchymosis. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effects, including safety, of perioperative administration of corticosteroids for preventing complications following facial plastic surgery in adults. METHODS: Search strategy: In January 2014, we searched the following electronic databases: the Cochrane Wounds Group Specialised Register; the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library); Ovid MEDLINE; Ovid MEDLINE (In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations); Ovid Embase; EBSCO CINAHL; and Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS). There were no restrictions on the basis of date or language of publication. Selection criteria: We included RCTs that compared the administration of perioperative systemic corticosteroids with another intervention, no intervention or placebo in facial plastic surgery. ata collection and analysis: Two review authors independently screened the trials for inclusion in the review, appraised trial quality and extracted data. MAIN RESULTS: We included 10 trials, with a total of 422 participants, that addressed two of the outcomes of interest to this review: swelling (oedema) and bruising (ecchymosis). Nine studies on rhinoplasty used a variety of different types, and doses, of corticosteroids. Overall, the results of the included studies showed that there is some evidence that perioperative administration of corticosteroids decreases formation of oedema over the first two postoperative days...
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Cirugía,
Farmacología,
Periodo perioperatorio,
Cirugía plástica,
Corticosteroides,
Complicaciones,
Colaboración Cochrane
Keyword: Medicine,
Pharmacology,
Surgery,
Perioperatory period,
Plastic surgery,
Corticosteroids,
Complications,
Cochrane collaboration
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