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ArticleIndian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine2024

Role of Intravenous Dexamethasone in Prevention of Postextubation Airway Obstruction in Mechanically Ventilated Children in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

Anjali R Varghese, Pratyusha Kambagiri, Manas R Sahoo, Atul Jindal, Anil K Goel

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Article in Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Pre-extubation Dexamethasone: Does It Merely Muffle Stridor or Provide Real Benefit for Mechanically Ventilated Children?Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2024
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5 authors.

Anjali R VargheseDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1231-1087
Pratyusha KambagiriDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0659-0254
Manas R SahooDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9333-2690
Atul JindalDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0504-1077
Anil K GoelDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8519-5684

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To study the efficacy of intravenous dexamethasone in preventing postextubation airway obstruction (PEAO). Design: A double-blinded randomized controlled trial. Study setting: The study was conducted in level 3 PICU at AIIMS, Raipur, India, from December 2019 to September 2022. Subjects: Children requiring intubation for at least 24 hours and not beyond 14 days were included. Children with upper airway anomalies or who received corticosteroids within the last 7 days were excluded. Intervention: The children who satisfied the inclusion criteria were randomized into dexamethasone or placebo group by stratified variable block randomization. Dexamethasone (0.5 mg/kg/dose) or placebo was given four doses (-12 hr., -6 hr., 0 hr., and 6 hr. of extubation). Outcome: The occurrence of any clinically significant stridor (Westley stridor score ≥3) was the primary outcome. Measurements and main results: Of the seventy ( Conclusion: Administration of multiple doses of dexamethasone may not help in the prevention of reintubation but may help in the reducing the incidence of clinically significant stridor. How to cite this article: Varghese AR, Kambagiri P, Sahoo MR, Jindal A, Goel AK. Role of Intravenous Dexamethasone in Prevention of Postextubation Airway Obstruction in Mechanically Ventilated Children in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial. Indian J Crit Care Med 2024;28(11):1063-1068.

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DexamethasoneMechanical ventilationPediatric intensive care unitPostextubation airway obstructionStridor score

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PMCPMC11773586

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