Impact of Corticosteroid Administration within 7 Days of the Hospitalization for Influenza Pneumonia with Respiratory Failure: A Propensity Score Analysis Using a Nationwide Administrative Database

Influenza pneumonia, which causes acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ failure, has no established management protocol. Recently, corticosteroid therapy was used to treat coronavirus disease 2019 with respiratory failure; however, its effectiveness as a treatment for influenza pneu...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Okuno, Takashi Kido, Keiji Muramatsu, Kei Tokutsu, Sakiko Moriyama, Takuto Miyamura, Atsuko Hara, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Taiga Miyazaki, Noriho Sakamoto, Yasushi Obase, Yuji Ishimatsu, Yoshihisa Fujino, Kazuhiro Yatera, Shinya Matsuda, Hiroshi Mukae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/3/494