The use of dexamethasone in pediatric bronchoscopy.

Abstract

The beneficial effect of intravenous corticosteroids in preventing traumatic laryngeal edema is controversial. Between 1968 and 1971, a controlled clinical study was conducted, at the American University of Beirut Medical Center, of 70 children who underwent bronchoscopy for removal of foreign bodies from the tracheobronchial tree. The patients were divided into two randomized groups; one group was given intravenous dexamethasone while the second was kept as a control. The length of hospitalization and the development of complications attributable to tracheobronchial edema were compared. Intravenous corticosteroids do not seem to reduce the incidence of post-bronchoscopy laryngeal edema.

• Authors: B Y Ghorayeb, A H Shikhani
• Journal: The Journal of laryngology and otology (J Laryngol Otol) Vol. 99 Issue 11 Pg. 1127-9 (Nov 1985) ISSN: 0022-2151 [Print] England
• PMID: 3903013 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• dexamethasone 21-phosphate
• Dexamethasone

Topics

• Bronchoscopy (adverse effects)
• Child
• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Dexamethasone (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
• Foreign Bodies (therapy)
• Humans
• Laryngeal Edema (prevention & control)
• Length of Stay