title: Protocol-based treatment of septic shock, fibrinolysis for submassive pulmonary embolism, and use of corticosteroids in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring mechanical ventilation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
authors.forename: Nirmal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Aida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venado
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D000208:Acute Disease; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005342:Fibrinolysis / Q000502:physiology; D006493:Heparin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000628:therapy; D000077785:Tenecteplase; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D006493:Heparin; D000077785:Tenecteplase; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator