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The aim of this retrospective observational study was to evaluate the association between intraoperative dexamethasone and postoperative complications in patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy with a special focus on patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All eligible patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy in our hospital between January 2018 and December 2021 (n\u2009=\u2009319) were included comparing the postoperative outcomes in patients who received intraoperative dexamethasone (n\u2009=\u2009178) to patients not given any intraoperative glucocorticoids (n\u2009=\u2009142).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      PDAC was the most common diagnosis (n\u2009=\u2009166) and of these patients 92 received intraoperative dexamethasone and 74 no glucocorticoids. Patients with PDAC who received dexamethasone experienced fewer severe Clavien\u2013Dindo complications than those not receiving glucocorticoids (n\u2009=\u200913\/92 (14.1%) vs n\u2009=\u200921\/74 (28.4%),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.033). Multivariable analyses confirmed that a single dose of dexamethasone was associated with a reduced risk of severe complications in this patient group (odds ratio (OR) 0.40, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.18\u20130.91,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.030). When considering all pancreatoduodenectomy patients, no statistically significant differences in postoperative complications were observed. The incidence of postoperative infections was similar between the groups, although postoperative C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were lower in pancreatoduodenectomy patients who received dexamethasone (CRP on the second postoperative day: 102 (69\u2013146) vs 159 (112\u2013208) mg\/l,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Patients who received dexamethasone experienced postoperative fever less frequently than those not given an intraoperative glucocorticoid (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200968\/178 (38.4%) vs\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200973\/141 (51.8%),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.023). Dexamethasone had no statistically significant influence on overall survival of PDAC patients.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A single dose of dexamethasone was not associated with decreased postoperative complications across all pancreatoduodenectomy patients. 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