What The Study Did: This randomized clinical trial of patients with severe COVID-19 was stopped early after results from another trial were released but this study investigated whether intravenous hydrocortisone (administered either as a seven-day fixed-dose course or restricted to when shock is clinically evident) improved 21-day organ support-free days.
Authors: Derek C. Angus, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Pittsburgh, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jama.2020.17022)
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