Study objective Glucocorticoids as a component of multimodal analgesia have been studied
for many years and their post-operative analgesic effects appear to be dose-dependent. We …

Perioperative stress-dose steroid administration remains a controversial topic, with recent
studies questioning its necessity. We discuss the current literature, largely published in …

Abstract Purpose of Review Cardiopulmonary bypass for on-pump cardiac surgery induces
a systemic inflammation that may contribute to postoperative major complications. To reduce …

Background Steroids may improve outcomes in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac
surgery with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CBP). There is a need\for a large …

Objective: To evaluate the safety of perioperative low-dose steroids (LDS) versus high-dose
steroids (HDS) in steroid-treated patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) undergoing …

Corticosteroids are essential to maintain the organic homeostasis. Steroid, glucocorticoid or
its synthetic analog is widely used for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Prolonged …

Background High‐dose prophylactic corticosteroids are often administered during cardiac
surgery. Their use, however, remains controversial, as no trials are available that have been …

Background Numerous studies have investigated high-dose corticosteroids in cardiac
surgery, but with mixed results leading to ongoing variations in practice around the world …

While the conventional practice concerning 'stress steroids' is probably harmless and
possibly beneficial, similar benefits might be seen with lower prophylactic doses …

Do corticosteroids improve outcome for any critical illness? : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Do corticosteroids improve outcome for any critical illness? : Current …