Pilot study on the effect of high dose dexamethasone on the sublingual microcirculatory flow in emergency admissions to intensive care

Netherlands Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 308-312

  Hazewinkel, Y ^a   Oudemans van Straaten, H M ^a   van Raalte, R ^a   Zandstra, D F ^a   van der Voort, P H J ^a  

^a Department of Intensive Care ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Critically ill; Dexamethasone; Inflammation; Intensive care; Microcirculation

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FLUID BALANCE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVASCULAR FLOW INDEX; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOCK; SUBLINGUAL GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 78249278145     PISSN: 15693511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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