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🚫 DON’T use glucocorticoids in oxygen-free #COVID19 pts

Just published @NEJMEvidence
 
Guidelines are against glucocorticoids in pts not on O2 but effect on survival remains unclear
 
Our meta-analysis found that glucocorticoids increase mortality

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📝 STUDY SELECTION
 
P: adults with #COVID19 not receiving oxygen
I: intravenous or oral #glucocorticoids
C: any
O: all-cause mortality at the longest follow-up available
S: RCTs, matched studies
 
➡️ 5 RCTs and 1 propensity-matched study (total 6634 pts) were included Image
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🪦 MORTALITY: #Glucocorticoids vs comparator

14% vs 10% (OR=1.56; 95% CI=1.27 to 1.93)
Number needed to harm=27
 
Mortality increase was confirmed in RCTs only
16% vs 13% (OR=1.34; 95% CI=1.00 to 1.78)
 
Need for mechanical ventilation was also increased: 18% vs 15%

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