Anbefalinger for supplerende glukokortikoid til operationspatienter i peroral steroidbehandling
Sammanfattning
Patients on long-term steroid therapy are often given supplementary intravenous glucocorticosteroids during perioperative care. The reason is to minimize the risk of acute adrenal insufficiency, which is a potential life threatening condition. Based on a recent Cochrane review and the available literature on the subject a rational way in dealing with the matter is described.