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This retrospective analysis evaluates the preventive effect of IV DEXA on RP in outpatients undergoing upper limb surgery under axillary block. DEXA was divided into high (HD &gt; 0.1 mg\/kg) or low (LD &lt; 0.1 mg\/kg) doses. RP was defined as severe pain (NRS \u2265 7\/10) within 24 h of PNB resolution. DEXA HD and LD patients were matched with control patients without DEXA (n = 55) from a previous randomized controlled study. Records of 118 DEXA patients were analyzed (DEXA dose ranged from 0.05 to 0.12 mg\/kg). Intraoperative IV DEXA was associated with a significant reduction of the pain felt when PNB wore off as well as to a significant reduction of RP incidence (n = 27\/118, 23% vs. 47% in controls, p = 0.002) with no effect related to the dose administered (p = 0.053). 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