Does methylprednisolone affect time to recovery in COVID-19 pneumonia?

Kocakaya D., OLGUN YILDIZELİ Ş., BALCAN M. B., Balcan B., Eryuksel E., KARAKURT S.

MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.34, sa.2, ss.120-126, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5472/marumj.942800
  • Dergi Adı: MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.120-126
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, Steroids, Length of stay
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Current literature has conflicting results on the role of steroids in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. This study aims to evaluate the effects of steroids on clinical recovery, duration of hospitalization, and time needed for the cessation of oxygen treatment.