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Steroid use in elderly critically ill COVID-19 patients

Contributors

Jung, Christian; Wernly, Bernhard; Fjølner, Jesper; Bruno, Raphael Romano; Dudzinski, David; Artigas, Antonio; Bollen Pinto, Bernardo; Schefold, Joerg C; Wolff, Georg; Kelm, Malte; Beil, Michael; Sigal, Sviri; van Heerden, Peter Vernon; Szczeklik, Wojciech; Czuczwar, Miroslaw; Elhadi, Muhammed; Joannidis, Michael; Oeyen, Sandra; Zafeiridis, Tilemachos; Marsh, Brian; Andersen, Finn H; Moreno, Rui; Cecconi, Maurizio; Leaver, Susannah; Boumendil, Ariane; De Lange, Dylan W; Guidet, Bertrand; Flaatten, Hans; and the COVIP study group

Published in

The European respiratory journal, vol. 58, no. 4, 2100979

Publication date

2021-10

First online date

2021-06-25

Abstract

This secondary analysis of the COVIP study shows a higher 30-day mortality in critically ill elderly COVID-19 patients who received steroids as part of their treatment.

Keywords

  • Aged
  • COVID-19
  • Critical Illness
  • Humans
  • Risk Factors
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Steroids

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Citation (ISO format)

JUNG, Christian et al. Steroid use in elderly critically ill COVID-19 patients. In: The European respiratory journal, 2021, vol. 58, n° 4, p. 2100979. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00979-2021

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https://publications.ersnet.org/lookup/doi/10.1183/13993003.00979-2021

Journal ISSN

0903-1936
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