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When Should Perioperative Glucocorticoid Replacement Be Administered?
INTRODUCTION Glucocorticoids have been used as adjunctive therapy in the perioperative period for decades. They have immunosuppressant and antiinflammatory effects, improve cardiovascular sensitivity to catecholamines, restore adrenal cortical function, and maintain intravascular volume. Therefore steroids may be particularly beneficial in…