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Randomized Comparative Efficacy of Dexamethasone to Prevent Postextubation Upper Airway Complications in Children and Adults in ICU

SUMMARY: Prophylactic steroid therapy to reduce the occurrence of postextubation laryngeal edema is controversial. Only a limited number of prospective trials involve adults and children in an intensive care unit. The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether administration of multiple doses of...

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Autores principales: Malhotra, Dinesh, Gurcoo, Showkat, Qazi, Shagufta, Gupta, Satyadev
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2894502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20640206