New Evidence Available
Updated Recommendation
A new evidence synthesis was published:2021, Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline, 24 September 2021.
View latest version (2021)Bibliographic information
GuidelineTherapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline, 31 March 2021.
Year of Publication2021
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Retired
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends systemic corticosteroids rather than no corticosteroids for patients with severe and critical COVID-19 infection.
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
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This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Originally Developed
Guideline
Corticosteroids for COVID-19: living guidance, 2 September 2020.
Year2020
InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Guideline
Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline, 17 December 2020.
Year2020
InstitutionWorld Health Organization