Perioperative Steroids

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Perioperative stress-dose steroids. Kelly KN, Domajnko B.Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2013 Sep;26(3):163-7. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1351132.PMID: 24436668 Free PMC article. Review.

Perioperative "stress dose" of corticosteroid: Pharmacological and clinical perspective. Chilkoti GT, Singh A, Mohta M, Saxena AK.J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2019 Apr-Jun;35(2):147-152. doi: 10.4103/joacp.JOACP_242_17.PMID: 31303699 Free PMC article. Review.

Stress Dose Steroids: Myths and Perioperative Medicine.MacKenzie CR, Goodman SM.Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2016 Jul;18(7):47. doi: 10.1007/s11926-016-0595-7. PMID: 27351679 Review.

Stress dose steroids: the dogma persists. Urmson K.Can J Anaesth. 2020 Feb;67(2):276-277. doi: 10.1007/s12630-019-01487-5. Epub 2019 Sep 23. PMID: 31549340 No abstract available.

Perioperative stress dose steroids: do they make a difference? Brown CJ, Buie WD. J Am Coll Surg. 2001 Dec;193(6):678-86. doi: 10.1016/s1072-7515(01)01052-3. PMID: 11768685 Review. No abstract available.

In reply: Stress dose steroids-take another look at the literature. Urmson K. Can J Anaesth. 2020 Aug;67(8):1084-1085. doi: 10.1007/s12630-020-01624-5. Epub 2020 Mar 16. PMID: 32180178 No abstract available.

Peri-operative steroid management in the paediatric population

Perioperative steroid therapy: where's the evidence? Freudzon L. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2018 Feb;31(1):39-42. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000547. PMID: 29227289 Review.

The use of a perioperative supra-physiological dose of glucocorticoid is not supported by evidence - a systematic review. Khazen BF, El-Hussuna A. Dan Med J. 2018 Jun;65(6):A5488. PMID: 29886882 Review.

Benefits and Risks of Dexamethasone in Noncardiac Surgery

Adverse side effects of dexamethasone in surgical patients

Perioperative steroid prophylaxis for adrenal insufficiency, a single-centre experience

Requirement of perioperative stress doses of corticosteroids: a systematic review of the literature