The use of steroids in children with septicemia: review of the literature and assessment of current practice in PICUs in the UK.
Hildebrandt
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Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK. t.hildebrandt@ntlworld.com
Mansour
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Al Samsam
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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
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D017983:Receptors, Catecholamine; D013256:Steroids; D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone