The comparative effectiveness of methylprednisolone versus dexamethasone on in-hospital mortality in patients with severe or critical COVID-19: a retrospective observational study
Dexamethasone was associated with lower mortality and a reduced length of hospital stay and a lower proportion of patients required mechanical ventilation compared to methylprednisolone in patients with severe-to-critical COVID-19.
Authors
- Samar Fatima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4617-129X)
- Nosheen Nasir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1610-8748)
- Aleena Arshad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1010-2046)
- Masooma Aqeel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5276-7017)
- Abdullah Wagley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4587-9971)
- Safia Awan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8284-7800)
- Noreen Nasir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2704-3671)
- Farah Khalid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6848-1814)
- Maheen Zakaria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7756-9874)
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361251328824
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40