Corticosteroid Therapy in COVID-19 Associated With In-hospital Mortality in Geriatric Patients: A Propensity Matched Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few data are available on the prognosis of older patients who received corticosteroids for COVID-19. We aimed to compare the in-hospital mortality of geriatric patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who received corticosteroids or not.

Methods

We conducted a multicentric retrospective cohort study in 15 acute COVID-19 geriatric wards in the Paris area from March to April 2020 and November 2020 to May 2021. We included all consecutive patients aged 70 years and older who were hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 in these wards. Propensity score and multivariate analyses were used.

Results

Of the 1 579 patients included (535 received corticosteroids), the median age was 86 (interquartile range 81-91) years, 56% of patients were female, the median Charlson Comorbi

SUBMITTER: Lidou-Renault V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9129112 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature