Hydrocortisone therapy for trauma patients associated with reduced hospital-acquired pneumonia risk

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 18:30 in Health & Medicine

Patients admitted to a hospital with major trauma and treated with the steroid hydrocortisone were less likely to be diagnosed with hospital-acquired pneumonia than patients who received placebo, according to a new study.

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