Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness
September 23, 2020
Second Week Methyl-Prednisolone Pulses Improve Prognosis in Patients with Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia: An Observational Comparative Study Using Routine Care Data
Category: Article Summary
Topic: Testing and Treatment
Keywords (Tags): treatment
- Receiving methyl-prednisolone pulses (MP) during the second week of COVID-19 disease was associated with lower risk of death or intubation in a study among 242 patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia admitted at a university hospital in Spain (aHR=0.34, 95%CI 0.1-0.8).
Ruiz-Irastorza et al. (Sept 22, 2020). Second Week Methyl-Prednisolone Pulses Improve Prognosis in Patients with Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia: An Observational Comparative Study Using Routine Care Data. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239401