Would you consider using steroids in patients with respiratory failure caused by aspiration pneumonitis?
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Hospital Medicine · Temple University Hospital
For aspiration pneumonitis alone, typically no.
If there are other indications for steroids, for example, acute COPD or asthma exacerbation, then I would.
I would also focus on addressing the aspiration to prevent future events.
I have also seen providers use antibiotics if aspiration pneumonia vers...
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Pulmonology · Dartmouth Medical School
There is no evidence supporting its use in this context, and there is plenty of evidence of potential complications. I have never used steroids in this setting, though I have used them in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), for which the evidence is not applicable to aspiration pneumonia (PNA).