Characteristics of our hypoxemic COVID-19 pneumonia patients receiving corticosteroids and mortality-associated factors.

Aysun ŞengülPınar MutluÖzer ÖzdemirCelal SatıcıMuzaffer Onur TuranSertaç ArslanNalan OganZuhal Ekici ÜnsalFulsen BozkuşAylin ÇaprazMustafa Asım DemirkolLevent Cem MutluPınar Yıldız GülhanErsin AlkılınçNevin FazlıoğluYasemin SöylerPınar Akın KabalakDerya KızılgözPakize Ayşe TuranFatma YıldırımYusuf AydemirNazan ŞenArzu Mirici

Published in: Expert review of respiratory medicine (2022)

Due to high starting and average steroid doses are more associated with mortality, high-dose steroid administration should be avoided. We believe that knowing the factors associated with mortality in these cases is essential for close follow-up. The use of CURB-65 and SOFA scores can predict prognosis in COVID-19 pneumonia.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
cardiovascular events
high dose
sars cov
risk factors
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular disease
intensive care unit