Databases suggest that 60-70% of patients with severe respiratory failure due to H1N1 received steroids. Brun-Buisson et al looked back at a French registry including 208 patients with H1N1 and ARDS, 83 of whom received steroids. They found a hazard ratio of 2.4 for death associated with steroid administration, rising to 2.8 after applying their propensity scoring model. Receipt of steroids <3 days after intubation increased the association.
Corticosteroids for ARDS from H1N1 influenza
Corticosteroids for ARDS from H1N1 influenza
Corticosteroids for ARDS from H1N1 influenza
Databases suggest that 60-70% of patients with severe respiratory failure due to H1N1 received steroids. Brun-Buisson et al looked back at a French registry including 208 patients with H1N1 and ARDS, 83 of whom received steroids. They found a hazard ratio of 2.4 for death associated with steroid administration, rising to 2.8 after applying their propensity scoring model. Receipt of steroids <3 days after intubation increased the association.