Zha (2020)
Corticosteroid treatment of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID?19)
https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50577
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/mja2.50577
Treatment
Treatment for COVID-19 (Treated with corticosteroid vs. Not received)
Hospital discharge
Hazard ratio: 0.770 (0.330-1.780) Univariate analysis

China

Retrospective cohort study

Medical records

31

patients admitted to the hospitals with the diagnosis of COVID-19 during 24 January and 24 February 2020

Their median age was 39 years (IQR, 32-54 years); 20 were men (64%).

not stated

0


Hospital discharge

0

Discharge as of 29 February 2020


Treatment

Treatment for COVID-19

Corticosteroid treatment

Not received

Treated with corticosteroid


Hazard ratio

0.770 (0.330-1.780)

No

No

No

Not applicable


Number of cases not specified. Low sample size (n=31)

Average

Yes