Corticosteroids do not inhibit acute pulmonary response to fat embolism.
Dept. of Anaesthesia, St. Michael's Hospital.
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Byrick
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Mullen
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Wong
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Wigglesworth
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Kay
D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D004285:Dogs; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D008776:Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011292:Premedication; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000378:metabolism; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
D013929:Thromboxane B2; D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha; D008776:Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate; D008775:Methylprednisolone