Just the Facts: role of corticosteroids for patients with septic shock, community-acquired pneumonia, and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Steven Skitch^{1

2}, Henry Ajzenberg^{3

4}, Bram Rochwerg^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Emergency Medicine, Surgery, and Critical Care, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada. skitchs@mcmaster.ca.
² Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. skitchs@mcmaster.ca.
³ Departments of Emergency Medicine and Surgery, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁴ Division of Critical Care, Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁵ Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁶ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

Steven Skitch et al. CJEM. 2025 Apr.

. 2025 Apr;27(4):248-252.

doi: 10.1007/s43678-025-00863-z. Epub 2025 Feb 15.

Steven Skitch^{1

2}, Henry Ajzenberg^{3

4}, Bram Rochwerg^{5

6}

¹ Departments of Emergency Medicine, Surgery, and Critical Care, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada. skitchs@mcmaster.ca.
² Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. skitchs@mcmaster.ca.
³ Departments of Emergency Medicine and Surgery, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁴ Division of Critical Care, Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁵ Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁶ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Corticosteroids; Critical care; Pneumonia; Sepsis.

Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.

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