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Preoperative High-Dose Corticosteroids in Digestive Cancer Surgery

JAMA Surgery 10.1001/jamasurg.2026.3557

August 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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A preoperative pulse dose of corticosteroids had no benefit on postoperative outcomes in elective digestive cancer surgery and should not be recommended in routine practice.

Corresponding Author: Pablo Ortega-Deballon, MD, PhD, Service de Chirurgie Digestive et Cancérologique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire “François Mitterrand,” 14 Rue Paul Gaffarel, 21079 Dijon Cedex, France (pablo.ortega-deballon@chu-dijon.fr).

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