Zinc Chloride Smoke Inhalation Induced Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: First Survival in the United States with Extended Duration (Five Weeks) Therapy with High Dose Corticosteroids in Combination with Lung Protective Ventilation

Table 2

Details of corticosteroids regimen (day since exposure to smoke, drug and route of administration, frequency and strength, and total number of doses).

Day	Drug and route	Frequency/strength	Total doses
1	Methylprednisolone IV	125 mg	1
2-3	Prednisone oral	60 mg	2
3–6	Methylprednisolone IV	125 mg	1
		62.5 mg every 6 H	10
		50 mg every 8 H	3
7–12	Hydrocortisone IV	100 mg every 12 H	3
		50 mg every 12 H	14
13–21	Methylprednisolone IV	125 mg every 6 H	12
		40 mg every 6 H	12
		40 mg every 8 H	03
		40 mg every 12 H	05
		30 mg	01
28–42	Prednisone oral	40 mg daily	7
		30 mg daily	4
		20 mg daily	3

IV: intravenous, H: hours, day since exposure to smoke.