Corticosteroid therapy for critically ill patients with COVID-19: A structured summary of a study protocol for a prospective meta-analysis of randomized trials

Corticosteroid therapy for critically ill patients with COVID-19: A structured summary of a study protocol for a prospective meta-analysis of randomized trials

Abstract Objectives Primary objective: To estimate the effect of corticosteroids compared with usual care or placebo on mortality up to 28 days after randomization. Secondary objectives: To examine whether the effect of corticosteroids compared with usual care or placebo on mortality up to 28 days a...

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Main Authors: Jonathan A. C. Sterne, Janet Diaz, Jesús Villar, Srinivas Murthy, Arthur S. Slutsky, Anders Perner, Peter Jüni, Derek C. Angus, Djillali Annane, Luciano Cesar Pontes Azevedo, Bin Du, Pierre-Francois Dequin, Anthony C. Gordon, Cameron Green, Julian P. T. Higgins, Peter Horby, Martin J. Landray, Giuseppe Lapadula, Amelie Le Gouge, Marie Leclerc, Jelena Savović, Bruno Tomazini, Balasubramanian Venkatesh, Steve Webb, John C. Marshall, for the WHO COVID-19 Clinical Management and Characterization Working Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
COVID-19
Randomised controlled trial
Systematic Review
Corticosteroid
Dexamethasone
Hydrocortisone
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04641-3

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