Background Corticosteroids are commonly used as adjuvant therapy for acute respiratory
distress syndrome by many clinicians because of their perceived anti-inflammatory effects …

Purpose Corticosteroids have been considered in medicine for a long time, and they are
broadly prescribed. In infectious diseases, corticosteroids have been regarded as a thread …

Importance Research diversity and representativeness are paramount in building trust,
generating valid biomedical knowledge, and possibly in implementing clinical guidelines …

Although corticosteroids dampen the dysregulated immune system and sometimes are
prescribed as an adjunctive treatment for pneumonia, their effectiveness in the treatment of …

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in a global health
crisis. Pathophysiologically, the disease has the initial phase of viral replication that could be …

Purpose Corticosteroids are now recommended for patients with severe COVID-19 including
those with COVID-related ARDS. This has generated renewed interest regarding whether …

Objectives This study aimed to observe the efficacy of corticosteroids in non-severe COVID-
19 pneumonia. Methods A retrospective study based on propensity score matching was …

Method: A retrospective cohort study based on propensity score analysis was designed to
explore the effects of corticosteroid on several clinical outcomes. Results: One hundred thirty …

Importance Communication and adoption of modern study design and analytical techniques
is of high importance for the improvement of clinical research from observational data …

Importance Effective therapies for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are
needed, and clinical trial data have demonstrated that low-dose dexamethasone reduced …