Hydrocortisone Therapy for Trauma Patients Associated with Reduced Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Risk
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 17:00
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 study in the March 23/30 issue of JAMA.