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Washington, May 26: A combination of intravenous and periarticular corticosteroids did not enhance pain control in patients having total knee arthroplasty (TKA), but may improve important measures of functional recovery in the days after surgery, according to a study.
A combination of intravenous and periarticular corticosteroids did not enhance pain control in patients having total knee arthroplasty (TKA), but may improve important measures of functional recovery in the days after surgery, according to a study.
1. Patients in the high-dose dexamethasone group reported significantly greater mortality within 28 days of treatment. 2. Occurrence of non-COVID-19 pneumonia and hyperglycemia was more frequent in the high-dose dexamethasone group compared to usual care. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: Low-dose corticosteroids has been shown to have clinical benefit among patients with COVID-19
For patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD), omalizumab significantly reduced their symptoms, according to one study.
People with co-morbidities are ending up in hospital ICUs with their CT scan showing COVID-19 pneumonia, which is not happening in others this time. This group should mask up and avoid social interaction for the time being, says Dr GC Khilnani, Chairman of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at PSRI Hospital