Corticosteroid Therapy Duration and Dosage According to the Timing of Treatment Initiation for Post-COVID-19 Organizing Pneumonia.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 can lead to pulmonary complications, including organizing pneumonia. Steroids are essential in treating post-COVID-19 organizing pneumonia. However, research on the clinical benefits of initiating steroid treatment early for this condition is limited. To investigate the steroid initiation time in its association with treatment duration and corticosteroid dose for treating post-COVID-19 organizing pneumonia, we analyzed the data of 91 patients with post-COVID-19 organizing pneumonia at Chonnam National University Hospital between October 2020 and December 2022. Patients were categorized into early and late groups based on time from COVID-19 diagnosis to steroid initiation time for organizing pneumonia. The mean time interval between COVID-19 infection and steroid initiation time fo

SUBMITTER: Yoon CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11458313 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature