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Editorial
. 2022 Aug;48(8):1053-1055.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-022-06699-w. Epub 2022 May 13.

Corticosteroids for severe community-acquired pneumonia: a story without an ending

Bram Rochwerg  1   2
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Editorial

Corticosteroids for severe community-acquired pneumonia: a story without an ending

Bram Rochwerg. Intensive Care Med. 2022 Aug.
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Conflict of interest statement

BR was methodologist for the 2017 SCCM/ESICM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Critical Illness-Related Corticosteroid Insufficiency in Critically Ill Patients. No other conflicts of interest.

Comment on

  • Low-dose methylprednisolone treatment in critically ill patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia.
    Meduri GU, Shih MC, Bridges L, Martin TJ, El-Solh A, Seam N, Davis-Karim A, Umberger R, Anzueto A, Sriram P, Lan C, Restrepo MI, Guardiola JJ, Buck T, Johnson DP, Suffredini A, Bell WA, Lin J, Zhao L, Uyeda L, Nielsen L, Huang GD; ESCAPe Study Group. Meduri GU, et al. Intensive Care Med. 2022 Aug;48(8):1009-1023. doi: 10.1007/s00134-022-06684-3. Epub 2022 May 13. Intensive Care Med. 2022. PMID: 35723686 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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