Unfortunately, the newborn died in the first 24 hours from
refractory septic shock.
Extracorporeal cytokine elimination as rescue therapy in
refractory septic shock: A prospective single-center study.
showed that controlling fever to a lower range of 36.0[degrees]C-37.5[degrees]C may induce harmful effects in patients with
refractory septic shock with elevation of white blood cells and neutrophils, which implied the decreased capacity of anti-infection when compared to controlling within a higher range of 37.5[degrees]C-38.3[degrees]C [8].
The association between the deficiency of this protein and worse outcome during severe systemic infections (i.e., evolution to
refractory septic shock) may be also related to the significant interaction between complement activation, inflammatory cytokines' "storm", and coagulation cascade.
These benefits accrue only with low-dose corticosteroids administered for at least 5 days, and only in the sizable patient subsets having adrenal insufficiency or
refractory septic shock, said Dr.
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They'll find the most recent results and the metaanalysis more convincing evidence for low-dose steroid therapy in patients with acidosis and
refractory septic shock.