The use of a low dose hydrocortisone to prevent pulmonary embolism in patients with multiple trauma

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 593-599

  Chaari, Anis ^a,b   Ghadhoune, Hatem ^a   Chakroune, Olfa ^a   Abid, Hanen ^a   Turki, Olfa ^a   Bahloul, Mabrouk ^a   Bouaziz, Mounir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Hydrocortisone; Multiple trauma; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGEAL HEMORRHAGE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PELVIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPY EFFECT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; UNCONTROLLED HEMORRHAGE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881193425     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-013-9775-y     Document Type: Article

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