Statins: a role in infected critically ill patients? Crit Care 2011;15(2):145
Date
04/15/2011Pubmed ID
21489329Pubmed Central ID
PMC3219346DOI
10.1186/cc10086Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84856159095 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
Terblanche and colleagues add to the ongoing controversy over the role, if any, for statins in patients with sepsis. The authors note that statins fail to prevent progression to organ dysfunction in critically ill patients. However, like most publications, the study is retrospective and stimulates the controversy but fails to resolve it. The time has come for robust randomized controlled clinical trials.
Author List
Truwit JDMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Critical CareFemale
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Male
Multiple Organ Failure
Respiration, Artificial