Effects of corticosteroids on Covid-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis on clinical outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Covid-19 disease is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although corticosteroids have shown some promising results in Covid-19 patients, their effectiveness remains controversial. In this systematic review, we evaluated the effect of corticosteroids in mortality, Hospitalization, ICU admission, intubation, and mechanical ventilation in Covid-19 patients.

Methods

We searched major databases from March-2020 to Jan-2021. Twenty-nine studies were included after evaluating the eligibility of the literature. The extracted data for mortality, hospitalization, admission to the ICU, intubation, and mechanical ventilation were analyzed with RevMan® 5.4. Categorical variables are presented with odds ratios (OR), and numerical variables are

SUBMITTER: Ebrahimi Chaharom F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8684054 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature