Haemodynamic improvement in a child with meningococcal sepsis following methylprednisolone: restoration of beta-adrenergic receptor responsiveness?
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Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000187:drug effects*; D018805:Sepsis; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D008775:Methylprednisolone