Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T95 |
0-128 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Corticosteroids should not be given to influenza patients as their use may be associated with increased risk of IAPA [7, 37–39]. |
T96 |
129-278 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A recent Cochrane review on this topic concluded that the use of corticosteroids in patients with influenza was associated with a worse outcome [40]. |
T97 |
279-338 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, the evidence was almost exclusively observational. |
T98 |
339-526 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Furthermore, patients are often given steroids in the first few days preceding or after ICU admission for a variety of reasons including COPD exacerbation or complications such as sepsis. |
T99 |
527-713 |
Sentence |
denotes |
With surveys suggesting that approximately half of the physicians are not aware of IAPA [24], many physicians may additionally not be aware of the potential drawbacks of corticosteroids. |
T100 |
714-898 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Whenever the use of corticosteroids is unavoidable, more efforts (bronchoscopy with GM detection in BAL fluid or serum β-D-glucan test) should be made to exclude or diagnose IAPA [41]. |