Clinical course of patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia treated with remdesivir: A real-life study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is currently much uncertainty regarding the most optimal treatment for COVID-19. This study analyze the change in the clinical condition of patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19 pneumonia and treated with remdesivir in a real-life setting, based on the WHO Ordinal Scale. Clinical complications, treatment safety, and impact of other associated drugs were also analyzed.

Methods

We conducted an observational, retrospective study including patients treated with remdesivir. The need for admission to the ICU, the length of ICU and hospital stay, and the need for ventilatory support were analyzed. The laboratory parameters, drugs administered concomitantly, and difference in the length of hospital stay according to the concomitant treatment received were also e

SUBMITTER: Tejada D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9049514 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature