Table 3

Flow -chart of timing of the interventions and outcomes measures

Pre-op visit

Preop Immediate

Intra-op

Post-op immediately

POD1

POD2

POD3

Hospitalization

30-day

6, 12 months


Dexamethasone (8 mg)

Dexamethasone (4 mg)

Dexamethasone (2 mg)


Interventions

Depth of Anesthesia


Glucose Control

Glucose Control



Composite Primary outcome

Primary outcome (mortality)


Secondary outcomes

Secondary outcomes

Secondary outcomes


SF-12

SF-12


Outcomes

Christensen Fatigue Score

Christensen Fatigue Score

Christensen Fatigue Score


CAM ICU - twice daily

CAM ICU - twice daily

CAM ICU - twice daily


Phone call- vital status

Phone call- vital status


EKG

EKG

EKG


Cardiac Enzymes 3 × 8 hrs apart


CRP

CRP

CRP


POD = post operative day; SF 12 = health-related quality of life measure; CRP = C-Reactive Protein; CAM ICU =Confusion Assessment Method-ICU

Abdelmalak et al. BMC Anesthesiology 2010 10:11   doi:10.1186/1471-2253-10-11

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