Does dexamethasone reduce the risk of extubation failure in ventilated children?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 791-793

  Lukkassen, M A ^a   Markhorst, D G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROXYCORTICOSTEROID;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LARYNX EDEMA; META ANALYSIS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVICE REMOVAL; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 33748462666     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.098798     Document Type: Note

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