Open AccessEffect of Prolonged Methylprednisolone Therapy in Unresolving Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Author(s) -
G. Umberto Meduri,
A. Stacey Headley,
Emmel Golden,
Stephanie Carson,
Reba Umberger,
Tiffany M. Kelso,
Elizabeth A. Tolley
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.280.2.159
Subject(s) - medicine , ards , methylprednisolone , placebo , anesthesia , respiratory distress , fraction of inspired oxygen , intensive care , randomized controlled trial , lung , surgery , mechanical ventilation , intensive care medicine , pathology , alternative medicine
No pharmacological therapeutic protocol has been found effective in modifying the clinical course of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and mortality remains greater than 50%.
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