25: Should stress-dose steroids be given?
Depth of Anesthesia
Exploring Stress-Dose Steroids in Adrenal Insufficiency During Surgery
This chapter discusses a clinical case of a 40-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing laparoscopic liver resection. The conversation explores the need for stress-dose steroids due to adrenal suppression, examining the implications for the patient's adrenal function and the evidence behind the claims made.
In this episode, Dr. Jonathan Charnin and Dr. Daniel Saddawi-Konefka join us to explore the evidence around perioperative stress dose steroids and adrenal insufficiency.
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