Corticosteroid treatment for sepsis
Critical Care MedicinePublished 1 August 1995
Lisa Cronin, Fadi Hammal, Jean Carlet, Daren K. Heyland, Derek B Math King, Mary Ann Lansang
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Current evidence provides no support for the use of corticosteroids in patients with sepsis or septic shock, and suggests that their use may be harmful, underscore the need for future methodologically rigorous trials evaluating new immune-modulating therapies in well-defined critically ill patients with overwhelming infection.
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Current evidence provides no support for the use of corticosteroids in patients with sepsis or septic shock, and suggests that their use may be harmful. These trials underscore the need for future methodologically rigorous trials evaluating new immune-modulating therapies in well-defined critically ill patients with overwhelming infection.
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