Hydrocortisone
Steroid
- PTSD (prevention after acute trauma)
Features
Dosing
Hydrocortisone 20mg 1 po bid x 10 days #20
Management
Prevents PTSD if given within 12 hours of trauma for 10 day course. Also consider propranolol post-trauma.
EMR Text
Trauma
Hydrocortisone use based on randomized controlled trials where it prevented PTSD after acute trauma (Kothgassner OD et al, Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021;126:105168).
Hydrocortisone side effects reviewed with patient.