Open AccessAdverse events associated with prophylactic corticosteroid use before extubation: a cohort study
Author(s) -
Akira Kuriyama,
Satoshi Egawa,
Jun Kataoka,
Masaaki Sakuraya,
Masami Matsumura
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of translational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2305-5847
pISSN - 2305-5839
DOI - 10.21037/atm-20-1790
Subject(s) - medicine , adverse effect , corticosteroid , incidence (geometry) , diabetes mellitus , anesthesia , retrospective cohort study , methylprednisolone , cohort , endocrinology , optics , physics
Prophylactic corticosteroid use before extubation was associated with adverse events, the most common of which was increased blood glucose levels. Lower doses of prophylactic corticosteroids may need to be considered in patients with diabetes mellitus or hyperglycemia.
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