A rational regimen for perioperative steroid supplements and a clinical assessment of the requirement
Lloyd, E.L.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 63(1): 54-57
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8843 PMID: 7247263 Document Number: 178261
Patients (61) with rheumatoid arthritis on long-term corticosteroid treatment were managed for 107 orthopedic procedures using a flexible method of supplementary steroid cover. The amount actually required was surprisingly small and in 78% of the operations no postoperative supplements were given. There were no consistent factors which would predict a requirement for supplementary steroids in any particular individual.