Effect of low‐to‐moderate‐dose corticosteroids on mortality of hospitalized adolescents and adults with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viral pneumonia

Abstract

Low-to-moderate-dose corticosteroids might reduce mortality of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viral pneumonia patients with PaO₂ /FiO₂ <300 mm Hg. Mild patients with PaO₂ /FiO₂ ≥300 mm Hg could not benefit from corticosteroid therapy.