Glucocorticoids for pediatric critical illness:new insights into old ideas
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2015.18.001
- VernacularTitle:再谈糖皮质激素在儿童危重症中的应用
- Author:
Suyun QIAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Glucocorticoids;
Critically illness;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2015;(18):1361-1363,1364
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Glucocorticoids have been widely prescribed for various indications of critically illness. The clinical efficacy is persistently investigated but controversy still remains. Recent advances in pharmacological mechanisms of corticosteroid action has attracted much attention. This review focuses on the role of corticosteroids therapy in critically ill children with severe sepsis and septic shock,severe hand-foot-mouth disease,severe asthma,acute respiratory dis-tress syndrome,severe pneumonia,or increased intracranial pressure. Although the debate has been on,recommend that use of glucocorticoid therapy in critically ill children should be tailored for the individual based on clinical guidelines.
