The Use of High-Dose Corticosteroids Versus Low-Dose Corticosteroids With and Without Tocilizumab in COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
Alyson KatzDiana AltshulerJohn PapadopoulosNancy AmorosoRonald GoldenbergElizabeth TarrasKelsey KrolikowskiJacklyn HagedornDavid FridmanXian Jie Cindy ChengEduardo IturrateShari B BrosnahanPublished in: The Annals of pharmacotherapy (2022)
In critically ill patients with COVID-19 ARDS requiring mechanical ventilation, we found no difference in high- versus low-dose corticosteroids with regard to survival to hospital discharge. However, patients receiving only low-dose corticosteroids without tocilizumab did worse than the other groups. Larger prospective studies are needed to determine the optimal immunosuppression dosing strategy in this patient population.