Perioperative Steroid Dosing on the APR in AIS

"Patients randomized to the dexamethasone cohort will be administered 8 mg of dexamethasone with 3 additional (8mg doses) administered at 8-hour intervals following surgery for a total of 4 doses.~All patients will undergo a standardized post-operative pathway in the hospital following surgery that has been utilized for all AIS patients at our center since 2014."

"Patients in the control group will receive one 8mg dose of dexamethasone intraoperatively as per standard of care anesthesia protocols. No sham medication will be utilized for control subjects.~All patients will undergo a standardized post-operative pathway in the hospital following surgery that has been utilized for all AIS patients at our center since 2014."