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ArticleGeriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Pitfalls of Early Systemic Corticosteroids Home Therapy in Older Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia.

Chukwuma Okoye, Sara Rogani, Riccardo Franchi, Igino Maria Pompilii, Alessia Maria Calabrese, Tessa Mazzarone, Elena Bianchi, Bianca Lemmi, Valeria Calsolaro, Fabio Monzani

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Article in Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chukwuma OkoyeGeriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Sara RoganiGeriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Riccardo FranchiGeriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Igino Maria PompiliiGeriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Alessia Maria CalabreseGeriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Tessa MazzaroneGeriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Elena BianchiGeriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Bianca LemmiGeriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4804-278X
Valeria CalsolaroGeriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Fabio MonzaniGeriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1676-098X
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Corticosteroids have been widely used for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but their role in the early phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection is controversial. Our study aimed to determine the effectiveness of early corticosteroid therapy (ECT) in preventing the progression of disease, reducing the escalation of care and improving clinical outcome in older patients hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia. A total of 90 subjects (47.7% women; mean age = 82.3 ± 6.7 years) were enrolled. ECT was administered to 33 out of 90 patients before the hospitalization. At admission, no difference was detected in median SOFA score (2, IQR:2 vs. 2, IQR: 2). We found a significant difference in mean PaO

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corticosteroidsCOVID-19home therapyolder peoplepneumonia

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PMID35200526
PMCPMC8871955
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