title: The use of steroids in children with septicemia: review of the literature and assessment of current practice in PICUs in the UK.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK. t.hildebrandt@ntlworld.com
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hildebrandt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Al Samsam
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017983:Receptors, Catecholamine / Q000187:drug effects; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013256:Steroids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D017983:Receptors, Catecholamine; D013256:Steroids; D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone