Chapter: Clinical Cases in Anesthesia : Perioperative Corticosteroid Administration

What steroids are available for administration and what are their equivalent doses?

Dexamethasone (Decadron), methylprednisolone (Solumedrol), prednisone and hydrocortisone (intravenous form is Solucortef, oral form is Cortef) are the four main steroids available for administration.

What steroids are available for administration and what are their equivalent doses?

Dexamethasone (Decadron), methylprednisolone (Solumedrol), prednisone and hydrocortisone (intravenous form is Solucortef, oral form is Cortef) are the four main steroids available for administration.

Their relative poten-cies are 0.75, 4, 5, and 20, respectively. For example, a patient taking prednisone 5 mg orally per day who needs to be changed to an intravenous form of identical potency would receive hydrocortisone 20 mg intravenously.

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