Perioperative management of patients treated with glucocorticoids

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 367-383

  Axelrod, Lloyd ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE; PROSTACYCLIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW;

EID: 0037644858     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8529(03)00008-2     Document Type: Review

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