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Corticosteroids lower the likelihood of in-hospital mortality from COVID-19
August 9, 2023
In a registry-based cohort study of 109 institutions, Mayo Clinic researchers evaluated the use of corticosteroids in hospitalized patients needing oxygen due to severe COVID-19 disease. The study assessed biomarker-concordant corticosteroid use in patients tested for a protein that causes inflammation. Corticosteroid drugs treat a variety of conditions such as pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and suppress the immune system’s response to COVID-19. The findings suggest using this approach for patients with severe disease lowers the likelihood of in-hospital mortality.…
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