Corticosteroid therapy for COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Yashwitha Sai PulakurthiJohn M PedersonKavitha SaravuNitin GuptaPrasanth BalasubramanianShelby KamrowskiMegan SchmidtCharan Thej Reddy VegivintiMahmoud DibasNatalie L ReiersonSailaja PisipatiBetsy Ann JosephPragadeesh Thamarai SelvanAdam A DmytriwPraneeth Reddy KeesariVarsha SriramSpandana ChittajalluWaleed BrinjikjiRewanth R KatamreddyRicha ChibbarAmber R DavisManashree MalpeHemant K MishraKevin M KallmesAmeer E HassanKirk W Evanson

Published in: Medicine (2021)

Corticosteroid treatment can reduce the odds for mortality and the need for mechanical ventilation in severe COVID-19 patients.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
sars cov
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
coronavirus disease
respiratory failure
cardiovascular events
risk factors
early onset
cardiovascular disease
drug induced