Covid-19 Hastalarinda Korti̇kosteroi̇d Tedavi̇si̇: Ne Zaman Ve Nasil?

Abstract

COVID-19 caused death of more than 2,7 million people all over the world since the first case seen in the Wuhan city of China. The primary causes of death due to COVID-19 are ARDS, sepsis and/or septic shock. There is no proven effective therapy for COVID-19 yet. It was considered that synthetic corticosteroids may be effective in the control of hyperinflammation and cytokine storm due to COVID-19 and clinical trials have shown that this group of drugs are effective in reducing mortality and the need of mechanical ventilation. World Health Organisation made a strong recommendation for systemic corticosteroid therapy