Glucocorticosteroids as adjunctive therapy for acute respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis? Yes, but not as monotherapy

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 910-911

  Marik, Paul E ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Corticosteroids; Sepsis; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; SODIUM ASCORBIC ACID COTRANSPORTER; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BURN; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MONOTHERAPY; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SEPSIS;

EID: 85017472379     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002346     Document Type: Editorial

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