Treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome with glucosteroids: the Guangzhou experience
R Chen, X Tang, S Tan, B Liang, Z Wan, J Fang… - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Study objective To investigate the efficacy and safety profiles of corticosteroid therapy in
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients. Design Four hundred one of 1,278
SARS cases treated in Guangzhou China between December 2002 and June 2003 fulfilled
the diagnostic criteria issued by the World Health Organization for confirmed identification of
SARS. Among them, the diagnosis of critical SARS was defined by criteria of SARS
guidelines incorporated with a low oxygenation index (OI)[< 300 mm Hg]. Data of these …
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients. Design Four hundred one of 1,278
SARS cases treated in Guangzhou China between December 2002 and June 2003 fulfilled
the diagnostic criteria issued by the World Health Organization for confirmed identification of
SARS. Among them, the diagnosis of critical SARS was defined by criteria of SARS
guidelines incorporated with a low oxygenation index (OI)[< 300 mm Hg]. Data of these …