Effect of Systemic Glucocorticoids on Mortality or Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With COVID-19
Effect of Systemic Glucocorticoids on Mortality or Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With COVID-19
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DOI:
10.12788/jhm.3497
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发表时间:
2020-08-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Southern, William
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作者:
Keller, Marla J.;Kitsis, Elizabeth A.;Southern, William
The efficacy of glucocorticoids in COVID-19 is unclear. This study was designed to determine whether systemic glucocorticoid treatment in COVID-19 patients is associated with reduced mortality or mechanical ventilation. This observational study included 1,806 hospitalized COVID-19 patients; 140 were treated with glucocorticoids within 48 hours of admission. Early use of glucocorticoids was not associated with mortality or mechanical ventilation. However, glucocorticoid treatment of patients with initial C-reactive protein (CRP) >= 20 mg/dL was associated with significantly reduced risk of mortality or mechanical ventilation (odds ratio, 0.23; 95% CI, 0.08-0.70), while glucocorticoid treatment of patients with CRP