High dose dexamethasone treatment for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome secondary to COVID-19: a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Luis Patricio MaskinGabriel Leonardo OlarteFernando PalizasAgostina E VeloMaría Fernanda LurbetIgnacio BonelliNatalio D BaredesPablo Oscar Rodríguez

Published in: Trials (2020)

The full protocol is attached as an additional file, accessible from the Trials website (Additional file 1). In the interest in expediting dissemination of this material, the familiar formatting has been eliminated; this Letter serves as a summary of the key elements of the full protocol.

Keyphrases

acute respiratory distress syndrome
high dose
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation
low dose
randomized controlled trial
coronavirus disease
sars cov
stem cell transplantation
combination therapy
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
smoking cessation