Physiologic effects of stress dose corticosteroids in in-hospital cardiac arrest (CORTICA): A randomized clinical trial

Aim: Postresuscitation hemodynamics are associated with hospital mortality/functional outcome. We sought to determine whether low-dose steroids started during and continued after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) affect postresuscitation hemodynamics and other physiological variables in vasopresso...

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Main Authors: Spyros D. Mentzelopoulos, Evanthia Pappa, Sotirios Malachias, Charikleia S. Vrettou, Achilleas Giannopoulos, George Karlis, George Adamos, Ioannis Pantazopoulos, Aikaterini Megalou, Zafeiris Louvaris, Vassiliki Karavana, Epameinondas Aggelopoulos, Gerasimos Agaliotis, Marielen Papadaki, Aggeliki Baladima, Ismini Lasithiotaki, Fotini Lagiou, Prodromos Temperikidis, Aggeliki Louka, Andreas Asimakos, Marios Kougias, Demosthenes Makris, Epameinondas Zakynthinos, Maria Xintara, Maria-Eirini Papadonta, Aikaterini Koutsothymiou, Spyros G. Zakynthinos, Eleni Ischaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Resuscitation Plus
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666520422000522