Efficacy of corticosteroids in non-intensive care unit patients with COVID-19 pneumonia from the New York Metropolitan region.

Monil MajmundarTikal KansaraJoanna Marta LenikHansang ParkKuldeep GhoshRajkumar DoshiPalak ShahAshish K UmeshHossam AminShobhana ChaudhariImnett Habtes

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Among non-ICU patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia complicated by AHRF, treatment with corticosteroid was associated with a significantly lower risk of the primary composite outcome of ICU transfer, intubation, or in-hospital death, composite of intubation or death and individual components of the primary outcome.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
end stage renal disease
cardiac arrest
coronavirus disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
sars cov
chronic kidney disease
healthcare
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
acute respiratory distress syndrome
community acquired pneumonia
electronic health record