Steroids for early acute respiratory distress syndrome: Critical appraisal of Meduri GU, Golden E, Freire AX, et al: Methylprednisolone infusion in early severe ARDS: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Chest 2007; 131:954-963

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 404-407

  Foster, Jennifer R ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute; Adult; Glucocorticoids; Methylprednisolone; Respiratory distress syndrome; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO; STEROID;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG USE; EARLY INTERVENTION; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 77952298525     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181c014eb     Document Type: Review

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