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Intravenous and local steroid use in the management of dysphagia after anterior cervical spine surgery: a systematic review of prospective randomized controlled trails (RCTs).

Jingwei LiuYiqi ZhangYong HaiNan KangBo Han
Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2018)
Perioperative intravenous and local steroid use could reduce incidence and severity of early dysphagia after ACSS postoperatively, especially for multilevel surgeries. For the patients underwent revision surgery or at high risk for pseudarthrosis having to use BMP during surgery, locally administered depomedrol on a collagen sponge was suggested to decrease early dysphagia incidence and severity after ACSS. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.
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