Author links open overlay panelThe Lancet Infectious Diseases, & The Lancet Infectious Diseases. (2020, September 10). Curing COVID-19. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1473309920307064

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Corticosteroids are used to minimize host inflammatory responses in the lungs that can have damaging effects on the lungs and respiratory system. The corticosteroids, however, can cause delayed viral clearance and a larger risk of secondary infection. The evidence for the use of corticosteroids with COVID-19 is also limited. Due to their potential harm and the lack of proven helpfulness, it is overall not recommended to use corticosteroids on COVID-19 patients. 
Studies have shown that using corticosteroids has reduced deaths by 35% in ventilated patients and by 20% among those receiving oxygen only compared with those in the standard care group. In addition, 93% improvement in the intervention group in days when organ support was not needed.


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