Steroid use in elderly critically ill COVID-19 patients
Christian Jung, Bernhard Wernly, Jesper Fjølner, Raphael Romano Bruno, David M. Dudzinski, Antonio Artigas, Bernardo Bollen Pinto, Joerg C. Schefold, Georg Wolff, Malte Kelm, Michael Beil, Sigal Sviri, Peter Vernon van Heerden, Wojciech Szczeklik, Mirosław Czuczwar, Muhammed Elhadi, Michael Joannidis, Sandra Oeyen, Tilemachos Zafeiridis, Brian Marsh, Finn H. Andersen, Rui P. Moreno, Maurizio Cecconi, Susannah Leaver, Ariane Boumendil, Dylan W. de Lange, Bertrand Guidet, Hans Flaatten
Abstract
<b>This secondary analysis of the COVIP study shows a higher 30-day mortality in critically ill elderly COVID-19 patients who received steroids as part of their treatment @cjungMD</b>https://bit.ly/3xdyEur
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCritically illCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Intensive care medicineCritical illnessInternal medicineVirologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentLong-Term Effects of COVID-19