Effect of methylprednisolone treatment on COVID-19: An inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis.
Lorenzo Porta; Sih-Shiang Huang; Chen Wei; Chin-Hua Su; Wan-Ting Hsu; Wang-Huei Sheng; Chien-Chang Lee · 2022 · PLoS ONE
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Abstract
Objectives While corticosteroids have been hypothesized to exert protective benefits in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, data remain mixed. This study sought to investigate the outcomes of methylprednisone administration in an Italian cohort of hospitalized patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods Patients with confirmatory testing for SARS-CoV-2 were retrospectively enrolled from a tertiary university hospital in Milan, Italy from March 1st to April 30th, 2020 and divided into two groups by administration of corticosteroids. Methylprednisolone was administered to patients not r
Abstract by Lorenzo Porta; Sih-Shiang Huang; Chen Wei; Chin-Hua Su; Wan-Ting Hsu; Wang-Huei Sheng; Chien-Chang Lee, PLoS ONE (2022) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: DOAJ · DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0266901