Perioperative use of intra-articular steroids during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

There are growing concerns with the widely used glucocorticoids during the Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic due to the associated immunosuppressive effects, which may increase the risk of COVID-19 infection and worsen COVID-19 patient outcome. Heavily affecting orthopaedics, the pandemic led to delay and cancellation of almost all surgical cases, and procedures including perioperative intra-articular corticosteroid injections (ICIs) saw similar decreases. However, the benefits of ICI treatments during the pandemic may outweigh these potential risks, and their continued use may be warranted.

Methods

A literature search was conducted, and all relevant articles including original articles and reviews were identified and considered in full for inclusion, and an

SUBMITTER: Jou E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8408365 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature