1/8 Corticosteroids and COVID19
*Three* RCTs and a new @WHO meta-analysis add to #RECOVERY trial data that corticosteroids reduce mortality in critically ill #COVID19 patients
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*Three* RCTs and a new @WHO meta-analysis add to #RECOVERY trial data that corticosteroids reduce mortality in critically ill #COVID19 patients
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2/8 Corticosteroids & COVID19
i. Low-dose hydrocortisone didn't reduce death, persistent respiratory support at day 21 vs placebo among critically ill patients w #COVID19 and ARF, but the study was stopped early when RECOVERY trial findings were announced
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i. Low-dose hydrocortisone didn't reduce death, persistent respiratory support at day 21 vs placebo among critically ill patients w #COVID19 and ARF, but the study was stopped early when RECOVERY trial findings were announced
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3/8 Corticosteroids and #COVID19
ii. IV #dexamethasone increased the number of ventilator-free days by day 28 vs standard care alone among patients with COVID19 and moderate or severe ARDS
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@ICURevisited @FlaviaSepsis @israelmaia16
ii. IV #dexamethasone increased the number of ventilator-free days by day 28 vs standard care alone among patients with COVID19 and moderate or severe ARDS
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@ICURevisited @FlaviaSepsis @israelmaia16
4/8 Corticosteroids and COVID19
iii. Hydrocortisone (HC) 7d fixed- vs shock-dependent dosing led to 93% and 80% probability of superiority vs no HC in organ support–free days in pts w severe #COVID19, but the trial was stopped early
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@remap_cap @PittCCM
iii. Hydrocortisone (HC) 7d fixed- vs shock-dependent dosing led to 93% and 80% probability of superiority vs no HC in organ support–free days in pts w severe #COVID19, but the trial was stopped early
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@remap_cap @PittCCM
5/8 Corticosteroids and COVID19
@WHO meta-analysis of RCTs of critically ill patients with #COVID19: systemic corticosteroids vs usual care or placebo associated with lower 28-day all-cause mortality
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@setiogi @jonathansterne of @BristolUni
@WHO meta-analysis of RCTs of critically ill patients with #COVID19: systemic corticosteroids vs usual care or placebo associated with lower 28-day all-cause mortality
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@setiogi @jonathansterne of @BristolUni
6/8 Corticosteroids and COVID19
"The #COVID19 pandemic may be a tipping point in the long saga of corticosteroid use in critical illness, when data supported a strong rec to treat most #ARDS patients with the drugs"
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@HalliePrescott @toddrice_ICU
"The #COVID19 pandemic may be a tipping point in the long saga of corticosteroid use in critical illness, when data supported a strong rec to treat most #ARDS patients with the drugs"
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@HalliePrescott @toddrice_ICU
7/8 Corticosteroids and COVID19
@WHO "Living Guidance" document
"Rec 1: We recommend systemic corticosteroids vs none for treatment of patients w severe and critical #COVID19 (strong recommendation based on moderate certainty evidence)"
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@setiogi
@WHO "Living Guidance" document
"Rec 1: We recommend systemic corticosteroids vs none for treatment of patients w severe and critical #COVID19 (strong recommendation based on moderate certainty evidence)"
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@setiogi
8/8 Corticosteroids and COVID19
@WHO "Living Guidance" document
"Rec 2: We suggest not using corticosteroids for treatment of patients with non-severe
#COVID19 (conditional recommendation, based on low certainty evidence)"
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@setiogi
@WHO "Living Guidance" document
"Rec 2: We suggest not using corticosteroids for treatment of patients with non-severe
#COVID19 (conditional recommendation, based on low certainty evidence)"
apps.who.int/iris/bitstream…
@setiogi
