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ArticleThe Permanente journal2022

High-Dose Pulse Steroids for the Treatment of Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure in COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Simple Case Series.

Gholmieh Ghassan

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Article in The Permanente journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 53% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gholmieh GhassanDowney Medical Center, Hospitalist Department, Downey, CA, USA.
PIH Health Hospital · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulse steroids therapy is widely used to treat flare-ups of autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus. The main assumption is that severe inflammation caused by an autoimmune disease must be aggressively quelled before it causes further damage. We present a series of 9 cases that explore the use of high-dose pulse steroids in hypoxemic respiratory failure. We used high-dose steroids to alter the outcome of some patients, using commonly accepted protocols such as 6 mg of dexamethasone via IV, baricitinib, and tocilizumab. The outcome of each case is discussed. The patients were treated with 500 mg of high-dose methylprednisolone via IV for 3 days, followed by 250 mg via IV for 3 days; followed by 12 or 6 mg of dexamethasone was administered daily by mouth or IV. A retrospective review of patients who received a computerized tomography pulmonary angiogram showed that these patients had organizing pneumonia features. Eight out of nine cases had a favorable outcome.

Indexed as

COVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentPneumoniaRespiratory InsufficiencyDexamethasoneHumansSARS-CoV-2SteroidsDexamethasoneSteroids

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PMID35609160
PMCPMC9126540
OpenAlexW4225702751

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