Steroidų poveikis metabolinio sindromo vystymuisi pacientams po inkstų transplantacijos: sisteminė apžvalga

Steroid-sparing regimens have been attempted in recent years among kidney transplant recipients to avoid morbidity from long-term steroid therapy. Different protocols to withdraw steroids after transplantation and their possible benefits \harms are subject to systematic review. A cluster of adverse effect such as hypertension, obesity, dyslipdemia and diabetes are found to be associated with the use of steroid and this cluster used to define a term "Metabolic syndrome".