Clinical practice in using corticosteroids and adjunctive sepsis therapies at the bedside among European ICUs: an ESICM-endorsed survey - PubMed
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- Survey on corticosteroid and adjunctive sepsis therapy use in European ICUs.
- Over 80% of respondents used at least one adjunctive therapy for septic shock.
- Corticosteroids were used by over 90% of clinicians, mainly hydrocortisone.
- Extracorporeal blood purification techniques were used by about 75% of respondents.
- Intravenous immunoglobulins were used by approximately one-third of clinicians.
- Marked heterogeneity in practice patterns across all adjunctive therapies.
- Need for well-designed randomized trials to inform evidence-based treatments.