Abstract:Objective. To evaluate the role played by anakinra in the treatment of patients with severe COVID-19 who fail to “accepted” standard of care and tocilizumab.Methods. We conducted a retrospective cohort study assessed in Althaia Health Network University and Vall d’Hebrón University Hospital, in Barcelona, Spain. We included patients with confirmed RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2, moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome [PaO2:FiO2] (PAFI) ≤200 mmHg, and hyperinflammation. All of them were primarily managed… Show more
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