Outcome of patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia treated with high-dose corticosteroid pulse therapy A retrospective study

KARAKOÇ, Hanife Nur | AKSOY, Aysun | AYDIN TERZİOĞLU, Merve | ÖZCAN, Safiye Nur | ZENGİN, Gülçin | AKŞİT YAŞAR, Hacer

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of high-dose corticosteroid pulse therapy and evaluate possible factors associated with 28-day mortality in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. Methods: We conducted a single-centre retrospective cohort study on hospitalised patients with clinical, epidemiological, and/or radiologically confirmed and suspected COVID-19 at Bitlis Tatvan State Hospital in Turkey between December 1, 2020 and June 1, 2021. All data of the study participants were recorded, and all patients received intravenous high-dose corticosteroid pulse therapy. The Ordin ...Daha fazlası