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Josef Briegel

Researcher at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Publications -  229
Citations -  13909

Josef Briegel is an academic researcher from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. The author has contributed to research in topics: Septic shock & Intensive care. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 215 publications receiving 12691 citations.

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Hydrocortisone Therapy for Patients with Septic Shock

TL;DR: Hydrocortisone did not improve survival or reversal of shock in patients with septic shock, either overall or in patients who did not have a response to corticotropin, although hydroc Cortisone hastened reversal ofshock in patients in whom shock was reversed.
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Stress doses of hydrocortisone reverse hyperdynamic septic shock: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, single-center study.

TL;DR: Infusion of stress doses of hydrocortisone reduced the time to cessation of vasopressor therapy in human septic shock and was associated with a trend to earlier resolution of sepsis-induced organ dysfunctions.
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Health-related quality of life and posttraumatic stress disorder in survivors of the acute respiratory distress syndrome

TL;DR: Survivors of ARDS showed statistically significant impairments in all eight health dimensions of the SF-36 when compared with normal controls, and patients reporting multiple adverse experiences described the lowest health-related quality of life.
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Corticosteroids in the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock in adults: a systematic review.

TL;DR: The benefits and risks of corticosteroid treatment in severe sepsis and septic shock and the influence of dose and duration are examined and analysis of this subgroup suggests a beneficial drug effect on short-term mortality.