Protocols in Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment: Systematic Review

Table 6

Conclusions of articles that addressed “perioperative steroids”.

Perioperative steroids
Experimental group	Conclusion	Control	Explanation for the conclusion
Intravenous dexamethasone sodium phosphate	>	Intravenous dextrose solution	In patients who underwent primary palatoplasty, intravenous dexamethasone sodium phosphate 0.25 mg/kg before surgery and every 8 hours (two doses after surgery) lowered the risks of postoperative airway distress and fever [45], and no adverse sequelae were verified [46].