Corticosteroid use in the intensive care unit: a survey of intensivists

ObjectiveThe efficacy of systemic corticosteroids in many critical illnesses remains uncertain. Our primary objective was to survey intensivists in North America about their perceived use of corticosteroids in clinical practice.DesignSelf-administered paper survey.PopulationIntensivists in academic hospitals with clinical trial expertise in critical illness.MeasurementsWe generated questionnaire items in focus groups and refined them after …