Perioperative "stress dose" of corticosteroid: Pharmacological and clinical perspective

• Main Authors: Geetanjali T Chilkoti (Author), Anshul Singh (Author), Medha Mohta (Author), Ashok Kumar Saxena (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Various exogenous steroid preparations have been in use for a wide range of indications. We, as an anesthesiologist often encounters a surgical patient receiving chronic steroid therapy. Perioperative use of steroid is associated with major complications such as full-blown adrenal crisis in the peri...