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Table 2 Schedule for enrollment, interventions, and assessment

From: The effect of perioperative of dexamethasone on postoperative complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PANDEX): a study protocol for a pragmatic multicenter randomized controlled trial

Timepoint**

Study period

Enrolment

Allocation

Post-allocation

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Preoperative

visit

-t

0

POD 0

t1

POD 1

t2

POD 2

t3

POD 30

tx

Enrolment:

Eligibility screen

X

     

Informed consent

X

     

Allocation

 

X

    

Interventions:

 Dexamethasone

  

X

   

 Saline placebo

  

X

   

Assessments:

 Intraoperative outcomes

  

X

   

 Blood tests

   

X

X

 

 Primary/secondary outcomes

     

X

  1. POD Postoperative day