Steroids to prevent post-extubation airway obstruction in adult critically ill patients: Commentary

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 382-385

  Bagshaw, Sean M ^a   Delaney, Anthony ^b   Farrell, Clare ^b   Drummond, Jennifer ^a   Brindley, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LARYNX EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRIDOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; INTENSIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL EDEMA; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 46249105252     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021496     Document Type: Note

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