Corticosteroids in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 ARDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Dipayan ChaudhuriKiyoka SasakiAram KarkarSameer SharifKimberly LewisManoj J MammenPaul AlexanderZhikang YeLuis Enrique Colunga LozanoMarie Warrer MunchAnders PernerBin DuLawrence MbuagbawWaleed AlhazzaniStephen M PastoresJohn MarshallFrançois LamontagneDjillali AnnaneGianfranco Umberto MeduriBram Rochwerg

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2021)

The use of corticosteroids probably reduces mortality in patients with ARDS. This effect was consistent between patients with COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 ARDS, corticosteroid types, and dosage.

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