Publications by authors named "Mary M Perez"
Article Synopsis
- Corticosteroids have been widely used in critical care for various conditions like respiratory distress, septic shock, and COVID-19, showing both benefits and risks.
- Key advantages include improved treatment outcomes, shorter hospital stays, and lower mortality rates, while significant adverse effects include hyperglycemia, hypertension, and increased infection risk.
- There is currently no thorough report on corticosteroid use in critical care, highlighting the need for better understanding and management of their use in therapy.
Study Objective: Significant practice variation exists when selecting between hydrocortisone and vasopressin as second line agents in patients with septic shock in need of escalating doses of norepinephrine. The goal of this study was to assess differences in clinical outcomes between these two agents.
Design: Multicenter, retrospective, observational study.