Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-analysis | Critical Care Medicine | JAMA | JAMA Network

Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-analysis | Critical Care Medicine | JAMA | JAMA Network

Steroid treatment linked to lower deaths
People severely ill with COVID-19 are less likely to die if they are given drugs called corticosteroids than are people who do not receive this treatment, according to an analysis of hospital patients on five continents. The authors say that steroids should be part of the standard treatment for people with severe COVID-19.
Reference: JAMA paper