Steroids in COVID-19: An overview.
Cleve Clin J Med
; 2020 Aug 20.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-724168
ABSTRACT
Most antiviral or immunomodulatory therapies investigated for use in patients with COVID-19 have failed to show any mortality benefit. Similar to the previous pandemics caused by respiratory viruses, the role and benefit of corticosteroids has been under debate in COVID-19-related pulmonary disease. In this consult, we discuss the evidence regarding the efficacy of corticosteroid use in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, including data from the first randomized controlled trial on this subject.
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Experimental Studies
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Randomized controlled trials
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English
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
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Article
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