Steroids and mortality in non-critically ill COVID-19 patients: a propensity score-weighted study in a Chilean cohort.
Int J Infect Dis
; 112: 124-129, 2021 Nov.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1654544
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact on 30-day mortality of early use of corticosteroids in COVID-19 patients with supplementary oxygen requirements and without invasive mechanical ventilation at the initiation of therapy.METHODS:
All patients hospitalized with COVID-19 between April 15 and July 15, 2020, and requiring supplementary oxygen, were prospectively included in a database. Patients who died or required intubation within the first 48 hours were excluded. Patients who received corticosteroids within the first 5 days of hospitalization and at least 24 hours prior to intubation were allocated to the 'early corticosteroids' group. To compare both populations and adjust for non-random treatment assignment bias, a weight-adjusted propensity score model was used.RESULTS:
In total, 571 patients met the inclusion criteria, 520 had sufficient information for the analysis. Of these, 233 received early corticosteroids and 287 did not. Analysis showed a reduction of 8.5% (p = 0.038) in 30-day mortality in the early corticosteroid group. The reduction in mortality was not significant when patients with corticosteroid initiation between day 5 and day 8 of hospitalization were included.CONCLUSION:
Early corticosteroid use reduced mortality in patients with pneumonia due to COVID-19, who required supplementary oxygen but not initial invasive mechanical ventilation.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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