Benefit of a Flash Dose of Corticosteroids in Digestive Surgical Oncology: a Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

Patients will receive 20mg/kg IV of methylprednisolone at the time of anaesthetic induction. Methylprednisolone will be infused in a ready-to-use 50 mL bag of sodium chloride 0.9% during 30 minutes at anaesthesic induction.

patients in the placebo group will receive 50 mL of sodium chloride 0.9% in a ready-to-use bag during 30 minutes at anaesthesic induction.

electrolyte panel and glycemia performed within the first 24 hours after surgery.