Peri-operative steroid management in the paediatric population

Patients with adrenal insufficiency are at risk of adrenal crisis, a potentially life-threatening emergency in the peri-operative period due to their attenuated ability to mount a cortisol response.

Citation:
Heath C, Siafarikas A, Sommerfield A, von Ungern-Sternberg BS. Peri-operative steroid management in the paediatric population. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2021.

Keywords:
Adrenal insufficiency; glucocorticoids; management; paediatric; peri-operative

Abstract:
Patients with adrenal insufficiency are at risk of adrenal crisis, a potentially life-threatening emergency in the peri-operative period due to their attenuated ability to mount a cortisol response.