Steroid therapy and outcome of parapneumonic pleural effusions (STOPPE): study protocol for a multicenter, double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial

Steroid therapy and outcome of parapneumonic pleural effusions (STOPPE): study protocol for a multicenter, double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major global disease. Parapneumonic effusions often complicate CAP and range from uninfected (simple) to infected (complicated) parapneumonic effusions and empyema (pus). CAP patients who have a pleural effusio...

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Main Authors: Fitzgerald, D, Waterer, G, Read, C, Fysh, E, Shrestha, R, Stanley, C, Muruganandan, S, Lan, N, Popowicz, N, Peddle-Mcintyre, C, Rahman, N, Gan, S, Murray, K, Lee, Y
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwers Health, Inc. 2019

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