[Problems posed by surgical patients submitted to long-term corticotherapy].
Ann Anesthesiol Fr, 1976;17(4):504-12.
PMID: 9889
Abstract
Contrary to the long-standing attitude which consisted of descreasing the doses of cortisone, or even of weaning patients before undergoing a surgical intervention, the author emphasizes the necessity for a quantitative and qualitative increase in corticotherapy in order to avoid the risks of acute hypocorti-costeroidism.
MeSH terms
Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Long-Term Care; Surgical Procedures, Operative
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