[Problems posed by surgical patients submitted to long-term corticotherapy].
Contrary to the long-standing attitude which consisted of descreasing the doses of cortisone, or even of weaning patients before undergoing a surgical intervention, the author emphasizes the necessity for a quantitative and qualitative increase in corticotherapy in order to avoid the risks of acute hypocorti-costeroidism.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008134:Long-Term Care; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Problèms posés par les opérés soumis a une corticothérapie au long cours