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Peri‐operative corticosteroid supplementation for patients on therapeutic glucocorticoids: a national survey

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Corticosteroid use is common with 8.4 million UK prescriptions for oral preparations in 2018 [1].They are prescribed as replacement for deficiency as well as therapeutically for a range of conditions.There is no question that those on replacement corticosteroids (e.g. for pituitary / adrenal disease) need additional peri-operative dosing, but there are uncertainties as to which patients on therapeutic corticosteroids (e.g. for COPD, inflammatory arthritides) should receive

Source: Anaesthesia

DOI: 10.1111/anae.15176

Authors: A. V. Ramesh, M. Pufulete, B. C. Reeves, S. Fletcher, J. W. Tomlinson, B. Gibbison

Institutions: University of Bristol, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: Adrenal Hormones and Disorders

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute for Health and Care Research, Medical Research Council