Corticosteroids for the prevention and treatment of post-extubation stridor in neonates, children and adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Markovitz, B P ^b   Randolph, A G ^b   Khemani, Robinder G ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

*Ventilator weaning; Adrenal cortex hormones *therapeutic use ; Infant, newborn; Respiration disorders *drug therapy; *etiology ; Respiration, artificial *adverse effects ; Respiratory sounds *drug effects

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; BLOOD GAS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DRUG EFFICACY; EDEMA; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; GLUCOSURIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX EDEMA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STEROID THERAPY; STRIDOR; SUBGLOTTIC STENOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 44949226947     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001000.pub2     Document Type: Review

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