Effect of 12 mg vs 6 mg of dexamethasone on the number of days alive without life support in adults with COVID-19 and severe hypoxemia: the COVID STEROID 2 randomized trial

CJEM. 2022 Apr;24(3):266-267. doi: 10.1007/s43678-022-00293-1. Epub 2022 Mar 29.

Authors

Kevin M Durr¹, Ariel Hendin², Jeffrey J Perry^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. kedurr@toh.ca.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
³ Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

No abstract available

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Adult
COVID-19 Drug Treatment*
Dexamethasone
Humans
Hypoxia
Steroids

Substances

Steroids
Dexamethasone

Associated data

ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT04509973
CTRI/CTRI/2020/10/028731