Clinical outcomes of remdesivir-treated COVID-19 patients in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study analyzed the clinical outcomes of remdesivir treatment in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in South Korea.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study involved the secondary analysis of epidemiological data. Among patients diagnosed with COVID-19 from July 2, 2020 to March 23, 2021 (12 AM), 4,868 who received oxygen therapy and were released from isolation after receiving remdesivir treatment were assigned to the treatment group, and 6,068 patients who received oxygen therapy but not remdesivir were assigned to the untreated group. The study subjects included children under the age of 19. The general characteristics and severity were compared between the groups. Differences in the time to death and mortality were also compared.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Yu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9633264 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature