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Editorial

. 2018 Feb;120(2):201-203.

doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.10.015. Epub 2017 Nov 24.

Perineural dexamethasone: the dilemma of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

P Marhofer¹, M Columb², P M Hopkins³

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¹ Department of Anaesthesiology and General Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: peter.marhofer@meduniwien.ac.at.
² Department of Anaesthesia, Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe, UK.
³ Leeds Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

PMID: 29406166
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.10.015

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Editorial

Perineural dexamethasone: the dilemma of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

P Marhofer et al. Br J Anaesth. 2018 Feb.

Free article

. 2018 Feb;120(2):201-203.

doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.10.015. Epub 2017 Nov 24.

Authors

P Marhofer¹, M Columb², P M Hopkins³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology and General Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: peter.marhofer@meduniwien.ac.at.
² Department of Anaesthesia, Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe, UK.
³ Leeds Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

PMID: 29406166
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.10.015

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Corrigendum to "Perineural dexamethasone - the dilemma of systematic reviews and meta-analyses" [Br J Anaesth 2018; 120: 201-203].
Marhofer P, Columb M, Hopkins PM. Marhofer P, et al. Br J Anaesth. 2018 May;120(5):1142. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.02.024. Epub 2018 Mar 22. Br J Anaesth. 2018. PMID: 29661400 No abstract available.

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Efficacy of perineural vs systemic dexamethasone to prolong analgesia after peripheral nerve block: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Baeriswyl M, Kirkham KR, Jacot-Guillarmod A, Albrecht E. Baeriswyl M, et al. Br J Anaesth. 2017 Aug 1;119(2):183-191. doi: 10.1093/bja/aex191. Br J Anaesth. 2017. PMID: 28854551

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