Impact of Steroids on Inflammatory Response in Covid-19

Summary

we designed this study to observe the efficacy and safety of dexamethasone versus methylprednisolone in covid-19 diseased patients upon monitoring the inflammatory response and to compare the outcome when these steroids will be given in covid-19 diseased patients in our ICU.

Timeline

Start

2021-05-28

Primary completion

2021-08-15

Completion

2021-08-20

Publications

• Background Polidoro RB, Hagan RS, de Santis Santiago R, Schmidt NW. Overview: Systemic Inflammatory Response Derived From Lung Injury Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Infection Explains Severe Outcomes in COVID-19. Front Immunol. 2020 Jun 26;11:1626. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01626. eCollection 2020.

Drugs

Indications