The Effect of Perioperative DEXamethasone on Postoperative Complications After PANcreaticoduodenectomy

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Current or recent (within preceding 1 month) systemic use of glucocorticoids;
• •2. Distant metastases including peritoneal carcinomatosis, liver metastases, distant lymph node metastases, and involvement of other organs;
• •3. Patients may undergo left, central, or total pancreatectomy other than PD;
• •4. Palliative surgery；
• •5. Patients with high operative risk, as defined by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), with a score ≥ 4;
• •6. Synchronous malignancy in other organs or second cancer requiring resection during the same procedure;
• •7. Pregnant and lactating women.