The role of corticosteroids in severe community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review

Jorge I. F. Salluh,Pedro Póvoa,Márcio Soares,Hugo C. Castro Faria Neto,Fernando A. Bozza,Patricia T. Bozza

The role of corticosteroids in severe community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review

2008

Jorge I. F. Salluh
Pedro Póvoa
Márcio Soares
Hugo C. Castro Faria Neto
Fernando A. Bozza
Patricia T. Bozza

Introduction The purpose of this review was to evaluate the impact of corticosteroids on the outcomes of patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

Keywords:

Randomized controlled trial
Septic shock
Intensive care medicine
Severity of illness
Community-acquired pneumonia
Antimicrobial
Medicine
severe sepsis
inflammatory response
adrenal cortex hormones
hospital mortality
Corticosteroid

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