Physicians should administer low-dose corticosteroids selectively to septic patients until an ongoing trial is completed

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 70-72

  Luce, John M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SUPERINFECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOPRESSOR DEPENDENT SEPSIS;

EID: 3042772996     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-141-1-200407060-00019     Document Type: Review

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