Steroids for Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia

Update: 2023-03-27

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Recommendations for the use of steroids in community-acquired pneumonia have been mixed. This episode reviews a large multicenter randomized trial in the New England Journal of Medicine by Dequin et al on hydrocortisone for severe community-acquired pneumonia.

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Steroids for Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia

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Steroids for Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia

Lauren Westafer

Steroids for Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia