Prolonged low-dose methylprednisolone treatment is highly effective in reducing duration of mechanical ventilation and mortality in patients with ARDS

Prolonged low-dose methylprednisolone treatment is highly effective in reducing duration of mechanical ventilation and mortality in patients with ARDS

Abstract An updated meta-analysis incorporating nine randomized trials (n = 816) investigating low-to-moderate dose prolonged glucocorticoid treatment in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) show moderate-to-high quality evidence that glucocorticoid therapy is safe and reduces (i) time to endo...

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Main Authors: Gianfranco Umberto Meduri, Reed A. C. Siemieniuk, Rachel A. Ness, Samuel J. Seyler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Adult respiratory distress syndrome
Glucocorticoid treatment
Methylprednisolone
Dosage
Duration of treatment
Duration of mechanical ventilation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-018-0321-9

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