COPD Outcomes Urgent Care 
PulmCCM
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Systemic corticosteroids (such as intravenous dexamethasone) improve outcomes in severe pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. It makes sense that inhaled steroids might improve outcomes from less severe infections. Do inhaled steroids improve Covid pneumonia? About two thirds of patients in each arm were vaccinated.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JANUARY 22, 2022
There is strong evidence that systemic steroids improve outcomes in patients with severe COVID-19 ( First10EM: Steroids for COVID ). Their primary outcome was a ‘COVID-19 related’ urgent care visit, emergency department assessment, or hospitalization, and was significantly reduced in the budesonide arm (15% vs 3%, p=0.009).
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