Real-world corticosteroid use in severe pneumonia: a propensity-score-matched study.
A CeccatoA RussoE BarbetaP OscanoaG TiseoA GabarrusP Di GiannataleS NogasC CillonizF MenichettiM FerrerM NiedermanM FalconeAntoni TorresPublished in: Critical care (London, England) (2021)
Corticosteroid treatment may be of benefit for patients with CAP who have septic shock and/or a high inflammatory response and requirement for invasive mechanical ventilation. Corticosteroids appear to have no impact on mortality when these features are not present.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- septic shock
- inflammatory response
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- intensive care unit
- respiratory failure
- lipopolysaccharide induced
- cardiovascular events
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- type diabetes
- combination therapy
- immune response
- coronary artery disease
- community acquired pneumonia