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07.09.2018 | Correspondence
Perioperative glucocorticoid stress dosing: a survey of anesthesiologists and general internists
Erschienen in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Ausgabe 12/2018
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To the Editor,
Table
Perioperative GC management for clinical cases
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Preoperative oral prednisone treatment
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ANs
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GIMs
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Daily dose (mg)
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Duration
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(n = 295)
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(n = 145)
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82-yr-old male with COPD
Undergoing open cholecystectomy
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40 mg
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5 days, finished 1 week ago
(COPD exacerbation)
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No perioperative GC
166 (56%)
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No perioperative GC
110 (76%)
|
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66-yr-old female with prior liver transplant
Undergoing total knee replacement
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5 mg
|
7 years
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Usual GC dose day of surgery
No additional GC
144 (49%)
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HC 50 mg iv, then HC 25 mg iv every 8 hr
for 24-48 hr
87 (60%)
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38-yr-old male with Ulcerative colitis and asthma
Undergoing inguinal hernia repair (spinal anesthesia)
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20 mg
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6 months
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Usual GC dose day of surgery
No additional GC
158 (54%)
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Usual GC dose day of surgery
No additional GC
58 (40%)
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38-yr-old male with Ulcerative colitis and asthma
Undergoing total colectomy
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20 mg
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6 months
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HC 100 mg iv, then HC 50 mg iv every 8 hr for 24 hr
Taper dose by half per day to home dose
97 (33%)
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HC 100 mg iv, then HC 50 mg iv every 8 hr
For 24 hr
Taper dose by half per day to home dose
44 (30%)
|
|
67-yr-old male with prior kidney transplant
Undergoing lobectomy for early-stage NSCLC
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5 mg
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5 years
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HC 100 mg iv, then HC 50 mg iv every 8 hr for 48 hr
Taper dose by half per day to home dose
108 (37%)
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HC 100 mg iv, then HC 50 mg iv every 8 hr
For 24 hr
Taper dose by half per day to home dose
47 (32%)
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