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Editorial
. 2021 Mar;23(2):162-163.
doi: 10.1007/s43678-020-00056-w. Epub 2021 Jan 11.

CJEM journal club: corticosteroids use for critically ill COVID-19 patients

Siying S Li  1   2 , Corinne M Hohl  3   4
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Editorial

CJEM journal club: corticosteroids use for critically ill COVID-19 patients

Siying S Li et al. CJEM. 2021 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Corticosteroids; Critical care; Dexamethasone; Hydrocortisone; Methylprednisone; Steroids.

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  • Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-analysis.
    WHO Rapid Evidence Appraisal for COVID-19 Therapies (REACT) Working Group; Sterne JAC, Murthy S, Diaz JV, Slutsky AS, Villar J, Angus DC, Annane D, Azevedo LCP, Berwanger O, Cavalcanti AB, Dequin PF, Du B, Emberson J, Fisher D, Giraudeau B, Gordon AC, Granholm A, Green C, Haynes R, Heming N, Higgins JPT, Horby P, Jüni P, Landray MJ, Le Gouge A, Leclerc M, Lim WS, Machado FR, McArthur C, Meziani F, Møller MH, Perner A, Petersen MW, Savovic J, Tomazini B, Veiga VC, Webb S, Marshall JC. WHO Rapid Evidence Appraisal for COVID-19 Therapies (REACT) Working Group, et al. JAMA. 2020 Oct 6;324(13):1330-1341. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.17023. JAMA. 2020. PMID: 32876694 Free PMC article.

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