| Autor: |
Maria Dafni, Maria Karampeli, Ioannis Michelakis, Aspasia Manta, Anastasia Spanoudaki, Dionysios Mantzos, Sofia Krontira, Victoria Georgiadou, Athina Lioni, Vasiliki Tzavara |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research. 70(6) |
| ISSN: |
1708-8267 |
| Popis: |
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, research has been focused on establishing effective treatments, especially for patients with severe pneumonia and hyperinflammation. The role and dose of corticosteroids remain obscure. We evaluated 58 patients with severe COVID-19 during two periods. 24 patients who received methylprednisolone pulses (250 mg/day intravenously for 3 days) were compared with 34 patients treated according to the standard dexamethasone protocol of 6 mg/day. Among non-intubated patients, the duration of hospitalization was shorter for those who received methylprednisolone pulses (9.5 vs 13.5, p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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