Systemic corticosteroids for management of COVID-19: Saving lives or causing harm?

A FakhriRavari, S Jin, FH Kachouei… - International Journal …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The underlying cause of many complications associated with severe COVID-19 is attributed
to the inflammatory cytokine storm that leads to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …

Comparison of efficacy of dexamethasone and methylprednisolone in moderate to severe covid 19 disease

SA Fatima, M Asif, KA Khan, N Siddique… - Annals of Medicine …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: The first case of Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) were diagnosed in Wuhan, China in 2019. In the first half of 2020 this …

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and glucocorticoids in COVID-19

E Ricciotti, K Laudanski, GA FitzGerald - Advances in Biological Regulation, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is characterized by a wide spectrum of symptom …

Use of corticosteroids in coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia: a systematic review of the literature

N Veronese, J Demurtas, L Yang, R Tonelli… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The aim was to investigate the effectiveness of glucocorticoid therapy in patients with COVID-
19. A systematic search of the literature across nine databases was conducted from …

The proportion and effect of corticosteroid therapy in patients with COVID-19 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Wang, W Yang, P Chen, J Guo, R Liu, P Wen, K Li… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a global challenge.
Corticosteroids constitute a group of anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs that …

Comparison of associations between glucocorticoids treatment and mortality in COVID-19 patients and SARS patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Li, X Liao, Y Zhou, L Wang, H Yang, W Zhang… - Shock, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: The response to glucocorticoids treatment may be different between
coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) …

Therapeutic role of corticosteroids in COVID-19: a systematic review of registered clinical trials

R Raju, PV, PS Biatris - Future journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the
coronavirus disease 2019 as a global pandemic. Though antiviral drugs and antimalarial …

Corticosteroid treatment of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19)

L Zha, S Li, L Pan, B Tefsen, Y Li… - Medical Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To assess the efficacy of corticosteroid treatment of patients with coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID‐19). Design, setting Observational study in the two COVID‐19 …

Corticosteroids for COVID-19

D Annane - Journal of Intensive Medicine, 2021 - mednexus.org
Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is placing a major burden on healthcare, economy and
social systems worldwide owing to its fast spread and unacceptably high death toll. The …

COVID-19, adrenal gland, glucocorticoids, and adrenal insufficiency

E AKBAŞ, N Akbas - Biomedical Papers, 2021 - avesis.gazi.edu.tr
The current Coronavirus disease outbreak requires that physicians work in collaboration
with other physicians especially in intensive care and emergency units. To fight against this …