Tocilizumab shortens time on mechanical ventilation and length of hospital stay in patients with severe COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study.

J Eimer, J Vesterbacka, A-K Svensson, B Stojanovic, C Wagrell, A Sönnerborg, P Nowak
Author Information
  1. J Eimer: From the, Unit of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. ORCID
  2. J Vesterbacka: From the, Unit of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
  3. A-K Svensson: From the, Unit of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
  4. B Stojanovic: From the, Unit of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
  5. C Wagrell: From the, Unit of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
  6. A Sönnerborg: From the, Unit of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
  7. P Nowak: From the, Unit of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.

Abstract

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MeSH Term

Adult
Aged
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
COVID-19
Female
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumonia, Viral
Propensity Score
Respiration, Artificial
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19 Drug Treatment

Chemicals

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
tocilizumab

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