Corticosteroids in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Corticosteroids in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Improving the course and outcome of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome presents a challenge. By understanding the immune status of a patient, physicians can consider manipulating proinflammatory systems more rationally. In this context, corticosteroids could be a therapeutic tool in t...

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Main Authors: A.B.S. Fernandes, W.A. Zin, P.R.M. Rocco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2005-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Collagen
Cytokine
Methylprednisolone
Experimental models
Clinical trials
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000200003

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