CAPE COD
In patients with severe community acquired pneumonia (CAP) does the use of hydrocortisone compared to a placebo reduce 28-day mortality?
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APROCCHSS
In critically ill patients with septic shock, does the combination of hydrocortisone plus fludrocortisone therapy reduce 90 day mortality?
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In critically ill patients with septic shock, does hydrocortisone compared with placebo, reduce 90 day mortality?
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In patients with septic shock, do corticosteroids compared to placebo reduce mortality?
This is an editorial blog post in anticipation of the ADRENAL trial results to be presented at #CCR18.
COIITSS
In patients with septic shock who are treated with corticosteroids, does tight glycaemic control (4.44–6.1 mmol/l) compared with less-tight glycaemic control (<8.3 mmol/l) reduce in-hospital mortality?
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In adults with a head injury, do early corticosteroids compared to placebo reduce death and disability?
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Does a prolonged course of intravenous methylprednisolone improve lung function and reduce mortality in patients with unresolving ARDS
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In patients with septic shock and relative adrenal deficiency does low dose corticosteroids improve 28 day mortality?
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Is short-term (5 days) systemic glucocorticoid treatment in patients with COPD exacerbation as good as conventional (14 days) treatment in clinical outcome and does it decrease the overall exposure to steroids?
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In patients in cardiac arrest, does vasopressin + epinephrine during CPR combined with steroid supplementation during and after CPR, improve survival to discharge with a good neurological outcome, in comparison to the use of epinephrine alone?
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