| Methods | Randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled | |
| Participants | 66 patients age 4 to 12 years undergoing tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy | |
| Interventions | Dexamethasone 0.5 mg/kg (max dose 8 mg) or saline | |
| Outcomes | Emesis at at least 8 hours Time to first oral intake Number of patients requesting oral intake or accepting when offered Pain (VAS), rated 1 to 5 and multiplied by 2 to get a 10‐point scale; steroid 2.0 (SD 0.4) versus placebo 4.0 (SD 1.0) |
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| Notes | Anesthesia controlled | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Unclear |
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