Corticosteroids and pediatric septic shock outcomes: a risk stratified analysis.

The potential benefits of corticosteroids for septic shock may depend on initial mortality risk.We determined associations between corticosteroids and outcomes in children with septic shock who were stratified by initial mortality risk.We conducted a retrospective analysis of an ongoing, multi-cente...

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Main Authors: Sarah J Atkinson, Natalie Z Cvijanovich, Neal J Thomas, Geoffrey L Allen, Nick Anas, Michael T Bigham, Mark Hall, Robert J Freishtat, Anita Sen, Keith Meyer, Paul A Checchia, Thomas P Shanley, Jeffrey Nowak, Michael Quasney, Scott L Weiss, Sharon Banschbach, Eileen Beckman, Kelli Howard, Erin Frank, Kelli Harmon, Patrick Lahni, Christopher J Lindsell, Hector R Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4227847?pdf=render