The International Sepsis Forum's controversies in sepsis: Corticosteroids should not be routinely used to treat septic shock

Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 384-386

  Bernard, Gordon ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUORINATED STEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSAL REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPTIC SHOCK; STRESS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036787196     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc1531     Document Type: Article

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