Perioperative Administration of Dexamethasone and Infection- The PADDI trial [ 2015 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Tomas Corcoran (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Kwok Ho ,  A/Pr Timothy Short ,  Prof Allen Cheng ,  Prof Andrew Forbes
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Brief description The PADDI Trial is a large (8,800 patients) international, multicentre, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority safety and effectiveness study that will run for five years. It will examine the benefits and complications of administering 8mg of a steroid drug (dexamethasone) to adult patients undergoing non-urgent surgical procedures who receive general anaesthesia. The main outcome is surgical site infection 30 days after surgery. The influence of diabetes will also be investigated.

Funding Amount $4,603,039.00

Funding Scheme Project Grants

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