Dipayan Chaudhuri, Lori Israelian, Zbigniew Putowski, Jay Prakash, Tyler Pitre, Andrea M Nei, Joanna L Spencer-Segal, Hayley B Gershengorn, Djillali Annane, Stephen M Pastores, Bram Rochwerg
OBJECTIVES: We postulate that corticosteroid-related side effects in critically ill patients are similar across sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). By pooling data across all trials that have examined corticosteroids in these three acute conditions, we aim to examine the side effects of corticosteroid use in critical illness. DATA SOURCES: We performed a comprehensive search of MEDLINE, Embase, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention library of COVID research, CINAHL, and Cochrane center for trials...
April 2024: Critical care explorations