Glucocorticoid therapy for hypotension in the cardiac intensive care unit

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 176-182

  Millar, K J ^a   Thiagarajan, R R ^b   Laussen, P C ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Critical care; Glucocorticoids; Hypotension

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; INFUSION FLUID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DISEASE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG EFFECT; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INOTROPISM; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE VOLUME; WOUND INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOPAMINE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; URINATION;

EID: 34248646558     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-006-0053-9     Document Type: Article

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