Current literature addressing the pharmacological principles guiding glucocorticoid (GC)
administration in ARDS is scant. This paucity of information may have led to the …

Purpose To investigate the effect of prolonged glucocorticoid treatment for patients with
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Methods We conducted two sets of intention-to …

There is broad interest in improved methods to generate robust evidence regarding best
practice, especially in settings where patient conditions are heterogenous and require …

Acute lung injury (ALI) represents a serious heterogenous pulmonary disorder with high
mortality. Despite improved understanding of the pathophysiology, the efficacy of standard …

We hypothesize that hydrocortisone infusion in severe community-acquired pneumonia
attenuates systemic inflammation and leads to earlier resolution of pneumonia and a …

Background Authors of recent meta-analyses have reported that prolonged glucocorticoid
treatment is associated with significant improvements in patients with severe pneumonia or …

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is an uncommon acute respiratory illness of varying
severity that includes presentation as acute respiratory distress syndrome with fatal …

Study objective To compare the effects of active limb mobilization (ALM) with or without
electrical stimulation (ES) on muscle strength, respiratory rate (RR), heart rate, oxygen …

An updated meta-analysis incorporating nine randomized trials (n= 816) investigating low-to-
moderate dose prolonged glucocorticoid treatment in acute respiratory distress syndrome …

Recent clinical trials have shown that the survival of patients with acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) is improved by ventilation with reduced volumes. These studies …