title: Corticosteroids for treating severe sepsis and septic shock.
authors.forename: W Scott
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: McDougal
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000172:deficiency / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002423:Cause of Death; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007902:Length of Stay; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012306:Risk; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D015996:Survival Rate; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones