Corticosteroid Pulses for Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Effects on Mortality

• Main Authors: Ivan Cusacovich (Author), Álvaro Aparisi (Author), Miguel Marcos (Author), Cristina Ybarra-Falcón (Author), Carolina Iglesias-Echevarria (Author), Maria Lopez-Veloso (Author), Julio Barraza-Vengoechea (Author), Carlos Dueñas (Author), Santiago Antonio Juarros Martínez (Author), Beatriz Rodríguez-Alonso (Author), José-Ángel (Author), Miguel Montero-Baladia (Author), Leticia Moralejo (Author), David Andaluz-Ojeda (Author), Roberto Gonzalez-Fuentes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives. To assess the influence of corticosteroid pulses on 60-day mortality in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19. Methods. We designed a multicenter retrospective cohort study in three teaching hospitals of Castilla y León, Spain (865,096 people). We selected patients with confirmed C...