Timepoint** | Study period | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enrolment | Allocation | Post-allocation | Close-out | |||
Preoperative visit -t | 0 | POD 0 t1 | POD 1 t2 | POD 2 t3 | POD 30 tx | |
Enrolment: | ||||||
Eligibility screen | X | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Informed consent | X | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Allocation | Â | X | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Interventions: | ||||||
 Dexamethasone |  |  | X |  |  |  |
 Saline placebo |  |  | X |  |  |  |
Assessments: | ||||||
 Intraoperative outcomes |  |  | X |  |  |  |
 Blood tests |  |  |  | X | X |  |
 Primary/secondary outcomes |  |  |  |  |  | X |