title: Evidence-based support for prolonged glucocorticoid treatment in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome.
authors.forename: G Umberto
authors.initials: GU
authors.lastname: Meduri
authors.forename: Djillali
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Annane
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Marik
mesh_terms: D055371:Acute Lung Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids