コミュニティで得られた肺炎の患者に対するプレドニゾンの補助療法:多センター,ダブルブラインド,ランダム化,プラセボ対照試験

Claudine Angela Blum1, Nicole Nigro2, Matthias Briel3

  • 1Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Medical University Clinic, Departments of Internal and Emergency Medicine and Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland.

Lancet (London, England)
|January 23, 2015
PubMed
まとめ

短期間のプレドニゾン治療は,入院しているコミュニティで得られた肺炎患者の回復を大幅に加速します. このコルチコステロイド療法は,合併症を増やすことなく臨床安定までの時間を短縮し,患者のアウトカムと病院の効率を改善します.

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