CAPE COD trial shows steroid reduces mortality in severe pneumonia patients

• related: Pneumonia
• tags: #permanent

In patients who are admitted to ICU and have evidence of severe pneumonia and are not treated with vasopressors, use of stress dose steroid for 4 days has 5.6% reduction of absolute risk of mortality. The benefit of steroid is more for patients with CRP > 15 mg/dL (150 mg/L). ¹

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