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- Title
Steroids in septic shock: Magic bullet or hype?
- Authors
SAIGAL, SAURABH; PODDAR, BANANI
- Abstract
The article presents a summary of two studies on the role of hydrocortisone administration in patients with septic shock. The first study involved 3800 septic shock patients who were on mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs) in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark and Great Britain. The second study examined the effect of hydrocortisone plus fludrocortisone, activated protein C and placebos in patients with septic shock.
- Subjects
SEPTIC shock; URINARY tract infections; RESPIRATORY infections; MEDICAL sciences; STEROIDS
- Publication
National Medical Journal of India, 2018, Vol 31, Issue 6, p353
- ISSN
0970-258X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0970-258x.262904