![[Pasted image 20240329153742.png]] --- 1. [Cochrane steroids for croup](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9831289/) # Steroid taper Per uptodate: “*Short-term glucocorticoid therapy* (two weeks or less) *can simply be stopped and need not be tapered*. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) suppression due to glucocorticoid use of this duration is unlikely, but can occur” See lancet 2000 “Suppression and recovery of adrenal response after short-term, high-dose glucocorticoid treatment.” Henzen C