Journal article
The influence of corticosteroid treatment on the outcome of influenza A(H1N1pdm09)-related critical illness
Abstract
BackgroundPatients with 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1pdm09)-related critical illness were frequently treated with systemic corticosteroids. While observational studies have reported significant corticosteroid-associated mortality after adjusting for baseline differences in patients treated with corticosteroids or not, corticosteroids have remained a common treatment in subsequent influenza outbreaks, including avian influenza A(H7N9). Our …
Authors
Delaney JW; Pinto R; Long J; Lamontagne F; Adhikari NK; Kumar A; Marshall JC; Cook DJ; Jouvet P; Ferguson ND
Journal
Critical Care, Vol. 20, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2016
DOI
10.1186/s13054-016-1230-8
ISSN
1364-8535