Association of Serum Ferritin Levels and Methylprednisolone Treatment With Outcomes in Nonintubated Patients With Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia

Aikaterini Papamanoli, Andreas P. Kalogeropoulos, Jessica Hotelling, Jeanwoo Yoo, Prabhjot Grewal, William Predun, Robin Jacob, Kerry Cao, Luis A. Marcos, Hal A. Skopicki

JAMA Network Open · 2021 · 16 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

In this cohort study of nonintubated patients with severe COVID-19, methylprednisolone was associated with improved clinical outcomes only among patients with admission ferritin in the upper tertile of values.

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