Role of the early short-course corticosteroids treatment in ARDS caused by COVID-19: A single-center, retrospective analysis

Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is strongly related to interstitial pneumonia with frequent development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The role of corticosteroids (CS) treatment in these patients is still controversial. Some studies evidenced a possible role of an early short-term course of CS treatment in the treatment of severe pneumonia.This is a single-center, retrospective study considering the patients with...