Search Tag: community acquired pneumonia
2024 14 May
Critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI) is commonly seen in criticall ill patients and involves systemic inflammation, hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis dysregulation, altered cortisol metabolism, and tissue glucocorticoid resistance. A task force of international experts from the Society of Critical Care Medicine...Read more
2023 12 Sep
Corticosteroid use in the care of critically ill patients has been the subject of ongoing research with conflicting findings. There is a growing interest in understanding their role in treating a common source of sepsis: community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Some studies have focused on determining whether corticosteroids provide clinical benefits to...Read more