Safety and Efficacy of Corticosteroids for the Treatment of Septic Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis | Zendy

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Safety and Efficacy of Corticosteroids for the Treatment of Septic Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Author(s) -

Wendy Sligl,

Danny A. Milner,

Sugantha Sundar,

Wendy Mphatswe,

Sumit R. Majumdar

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/599343

Subject(s) - medicine , septic shock , meta analysis , superinfection , cochrane library , incidence (geometry) , relative risk , randomized controlled trial , confidence interval , clinical endpoint , mortality rate , shock (circulatory) , surgery , sepsis , immunology , virus , physics , optics

Septic shock is common and results in significant morbidity and mortality. Adjunctive treatment with corticosteroids is common, but definitive data are lacking. We aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of corticosteroid therapy among patients with septic shock.

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