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Anbefalinger for supplerende glukokortikoid til operationspatienter i peroral steroidbehandling
Engelsk titel: Recommendations for supplementary intravenous glucocorticosteroids in patients on long-term steroid therapy - a systematic review Läs online Författare: Hannig, Kjartan Eskjaer ; Lögstrup Poulsen, Per ; Tönnesen, Else Kirstine ; Grove, Erik Lerkevang Språk: Dan Antal referenser: 38 Dokumenttyp: Systematisk översikt UI-nummer: 13017829

Tidskrift

Ugeskrift for Laeger 2012;174(50)3155-9 ISSN 0041-5782 E-ISSN 1603-6824 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

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.