Steroid treatment given for community acquired pneumonia (CAP) has been looked at a number of times in the last decade, often in subtly different groups of patients with varying regimens of drug and dose. Almost all have shown benefit (eg Lancet 2011) . The assumption is that they reduce lung inflammation (proven CRP and IL-6 …
ICMWK favourite 10ish studies from 2014
February 7, 2015
Prospective trials (no MA/SR/reviews). In random order: 1. High versus low positive end-expiratory pressure during general anaesthesia for open abdominal surgery (PROVHILO trial): a multicentre randomised controlledtrial. Lancet. 2014 Aug 9;384(9942):495-503. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60416-5. PROVE Network Investigators for the Clinical Trial Network of the European Society of Anaesthesiology, Hemmes SN et al, BACKGROUND: The role …
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