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ArticleThe Journal of infection2021

Early, low-dose, short-term methylprednisolone decreased the mortality in critical COVID-19 patients: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Jingjing Ji, Ming Wu, Li Zhong, Zheying Liu, Conglin Wang, Ziyun Shao, Qifeng Xie, Zhifeng Liu

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Article in The Journal of infection, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jingjing JiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command of PLA, Guangzhou, 510010, China.
Ming WuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine and Hospital Infection Prevention and Control, The Second People's Hospital of Shenzhen & First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518035, China.
Li ZhongDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guizhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, 550001, China.
Zheying LiuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command of PLA, Guangzhou, 510010, China.
Conglin WangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command of PLA, Guangzhou, 510010, China.
Ziyun ShaoDepartment of Nephrology, General Hospital of Central Theater Command of PLA, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Qifeng XieDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command of PLA, Guangzhou, 510010, China.
Zhifeng LiuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command of PLA, Guangzhou, 510010, China; Key Laboratory of Hot Zone Trauma Care and Tissue Repair of PLA, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command of PLA, Guangzhou, 510010, China; The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510010, China. Electronic address: Zhifengliu7797@163.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

CoronavirusCOVID-19Adrenal Cortex HormonesHumansMethylprednisoloneRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Adrenal Cortex HormonesMethylprednisoloneCovid-19Critical patientsFatalityMethylprednisolone

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PMID33176176
PMCPMC7649028

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