Items Tagged ‘systemic coricosteroid therapy’
February 9, 2012
Same Lung Injury Risk With Pre-Hospital Steroids
Pre-hospital steroid therapy did not reduce the risk of acute lung injury in critically ill patients and might have increased inhospital mortality risk, according to a study reported here. Acute lung injury occurred in 7% of patients whether they had had systemic corticosteroid therapy at the time of hospital admission or not, Lioudmila Karnatovskaia, MD, […]
Tags: acute lung injury, Lioudmila Karnatovskaia, pre-hospital steroid therapy, systemic coricosteroid therapy