3541 The association of corticosteroid use with inpatient mortality in acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: Objective: To assess the impact of corticosteroid therapy on in-hospital mortality in IPF patients admitted with acute respiratory failure. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Methods: Patients with IPF were retrospectively identified in the University of California San Francisco med...

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Main Authors: Erica Farrand, Eric Vittinghoff, Brett Ley, Harold Collard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866119002905/type/journal_article