The relationship between high-dose corticosteroid treatment and mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective and observational study using a nationwide administrative database in Japan

The relationship between high-dose corticosteroid treatment and mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective and observational study using a nationwide administrative database in Japan

Abstract Background In the 1980s, randomized-controlled trials showed that high-dose corticosteroid treatment did not improve the mortality of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, while the diagnostic criteria for ARDS have since changed, and supportive therapies have been improved,...

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Main Authors: Takashi Kido, Keiji Muramatsu, Takeshi Asakawa, Hiroki Otsubo, Takaaki Ogoshi, Keishi Oda, Tatsuhiko Kubo, Yoshihisa Fujino, Shinya Matsuda, Toshihiko Mayumi, Hiroshi Mukae, Kazuhiro Yatera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Corticosteroid
Inverse probability of treatment weighting method
Nationwide administrative database
Propensity score
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0597-5

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