MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.35, sa.3, ss.308-315, 2022 (ESCI)
Objective: In coronavirus disease - 19 (COVID-19) patients, cytokine storm develops due to the increase of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Tocilizumab (TU.), has been used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients and successful results have been obtained. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of TCZ and also investigate the prognostic factors affecting the success of treatment and mortality in COVID-19 patients treated with TCZ.