Protective effect of early low-dose hydrocortisone on ventilator-associated pneumonia in the cancer patients: a propensity score analysis

Protective effect of early low-dose hydrocortisone on ventilator-associated pneumonia in the cancer patients: a propensity score analysis

Abstract Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a care-related event that could be promoted by immune suppression caused by critical diseases, malignancies and cancer treatments. Low dose of hydrocortisone was proposed for modulation of immune response in the critically ill population....

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Main Authors: David Lagier, Laura Platon, Jérome Lambert, Laurent Chow-Chine, Antoine Sannini, Magali Bisbal, Jean-Paul Brun, Karim Asehnoune, Marc Leone, Marion Faucher, Djamel Mokart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-10-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Neoplasms
Immunomodulation
Hydrocortisone
Propensity score
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-017-0329-7

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