Early administration of glucocorticoid for thyroid storm: analysis of a national administrative database

Early administration of glucocorticoid for thyroid storm: analysis of a national administrative database

Abstract Background Thyroid storm is a life-threatening disease with a mortality rate of over 10%. Although glucocorticoids have been recommended as a treatment option for thyroid storm, supportive evidence based on a large-scale clinical research is lacking. The objective of the current study was t...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Senda, Akira Endo, Hisateru Tachimori, Kiyohide Fushimi, Yasuhiro Otomo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Thyroid storm
Glucocorticoid
Insulin use
Case-mix classification model
Bayesian statistics
Propensity score matching
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03188-8

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