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. 1975 Mar;181(3):317–324. doi: 10.1097/00000658-197503000-00013

Cardiopulmonary adjustments following single high dosage administration of methylprednisolone in traumatized man.

J Lozman, R E Dutton, M English, S R Powers Jr
PMCID: PMC1343856  PMID: 1130849

Abstract

Pharmacologic doses of methylprednisolone sodium succinate were administered to 10 critically ill patients when the steroid was the only variable. Measurements of respiratory and circulatory physiologic parameters were obtained in all patients prior to injection and at 30 and 90 minutes following injection of methylprednisolone sodium succinate. A significant increase in Cardiac Index was seen (P less than .01) which appeared to be in association with a decrease in pulmonary vascular resistance (P less than .01) at a time when physiologic shunting of blood through the lungs increased (P less than .01). These changes imply improved perfusion of non- or poorly ventilated portions of the lungs. Four of ten patients demonstrated removal of lactate by the lung during the control period. Following methylprednisolone sodium succinate injection, 9 of 10 patients demonstrated production or a washout of lactate from the lungs.

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