Paydaş, SemraAkoğlu, T. F.Akkız, HikmetÖzer, F. L.Burgut, Hüseyin Refik2024-07-122024-07-121988Paydaş, S., Akoğlu, T.F., Akkız, H., Özer, F. L. ve Burgut, H. R. (1988). Mortality-lowering effect of systemic corticosteroid therapy in severe tetanus. Clinical Therapeutics. 10(3), s. 276-280.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3078907/https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/3626In a double-blind therapeutic trial, 32 patients suffering from severe tetanus were given prednisolone and 31 a placebo in addition to standard treatment. Mortality was lower in the prednisolone-treated group (31%) than in the placebo-treated group (55%). The women had more severe symptoms and a higher mortality than the men. The results suggest that the addition of a corticosteroid to standard treatment will lower mortality in tetanus, although meticulous nursing care is still the most important factor in treatment.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessArticle280327610