Association between prolonged corticosteroids use in COVID-19 and increased mortality in hospitalized patients: a retrospective study with inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis

Association between prolonged corticosteroids use in COVID-19 and increased mortality in hospitalized patients: a retrospective study with inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis

Abstract Background Previous studies have demonstrated a beneficial effect of early use of corticosteroids in patients with COVID-19. This study aimed to compare hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who received short-course corticosteroid treatment with those who received prolonged-course corticoste...

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Main Authors: Marina Verçoza Viana, José Augusto Santos Pellegrini, Amanda Vilaverde Perez, Patrícia Schwarz, Daiandy da Silva, Cassiano Teixeira, Marcelo Basso Gazzana, Tatiana Helena Rech
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
Corticosteroids
Critical illness
Mortality
Inverse probability of treatment weighting
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-023-04434-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-023-04434-5

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