Evidence supports the use of hydrocortisone for patients with community-acquired pneumonia

De-En Lu; Cheng-Yi Chang; Sheng-Wei Cheng; Enoch Kang; Chih-Hsin Lee; Kee-Hsin Chen

doi:10.1186/s13054-024-04833-2

Evidence supports the use of hydrocortisone for patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Crit Care. 2024 Feb 20;28(1):55. doi: 10.1186/s13054-024-04833-2.

Authors

De-En Lu^{1

2}, Cheng-Yi Chang², Sheng-Wei Cheng³, Enoch Kang^{4

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6}, Chih-Hsin Lee^{7

8

9}, Kee-Hsin Chen^{10

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12

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Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
³ Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁴ Cochrane Taiwan, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁵ Evidence-Based Medicine Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁶ Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁷ Pulmonary Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁸ Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁹ Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
¹⁰ Cochrane Taiwan, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. keehsin@tmu.edu.tw.
¹¹ Post-Baccalaureate Program in Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 252 Wuxing Street, Sinyi District, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan. keehsin@tmu.edu.tw.
¹² Department of Nursing, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. keehsin@tmu.edu.tw.
¹³ Research Center in Nursing Clinical Practice, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. keehsin@tmu.edu.tw.
¹⁴ Evidence-Based Knowledge Translation Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. keehsin@tmu.edu.tw.
¹⁵ School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor's University, 47500, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. keehsin@tmu.edu.tw.

No abstract available

Keywords: CAP; Community-acquired pneumonia; Corticosteroids; Intensive care unit; Steroids.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Community-Acquired Infections* / drug therapy
Humans
Hydrocortisone* / therapeutic use
Pneumonia* / drug therapy
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Hydrocortisone