Corticosteroids to prevent extubation failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 977-986

  McCaffrey, John ^a   Farrell, Clare ^a   Whiting, Paul ^b   Dan, Arina ^a   Bagshaw, Sean M ^c,d   Delaney, Anthony P ^a,e  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Sheffield Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artifical airways; Complications; Mechanical ventilation; Peri operative care; Weaning

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; EXTUBATION FAILURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LARYNX EDEMA; META ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 67349167430     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1473-9     Document Type: Article

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