Low-dose hydrocortisone in pediatric septic shock: An exploratory study in a third world setting

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-125

  Valoor, Harsha T ^a   Singhi, Sunit ^a   Jayashree, M ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Children; Cortisol; Hydrocortisone therapy; Malnutrition; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTIC SHOCK; TREATMENT DURATION;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INDIA; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63049108682     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181936ab3     Document Type: Article

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