Study conducted on hospitalized patient in critical ill units in Nancy and Metz to evaluate if early corticosteroid treatment in first seven days after admission improve patients outcome in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome secondary to Covid-19 compared to later corticosteroid therapy or no treatment. Also comparison of acquired infection with or without corticosteroid treatment during hospitalisation.
Drug: Corticosteroids and Derivatives
Any systemic corticosteroid treatment administrated during ICU stay
Inclusion Criteria:
- ICU hospitalized with acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to Sars-Cov-2
infection diagnosed by PCR test
- Hospitalized from 01/03/2020 to 30/04/2020
Exclusion Criteria:
- Mechanical ventilation more than 48 hours at admission
- Transfert to another ICU during stay for bed management
- Corticosteroid treatment at admission
Hopital Central, Service de Reanimation Medicale
Nancy, France
Sebastien GIBOT, Principal Investigator
Central Hospital, Nancy, France