Early Initiation of Corticosteroids Might be Harmful in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Multicenter Propensity Score Analysis

Affiliations

• ¹ Pneumology Service, Lucus Augusti University Hospital, EOXI Lugo, Monforte, Cervo. C039 Biodiscovery Research Group HULA-USC, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Spain.
• ² Pneumology Service, Lucus Augusti University Hospital, EOXI Lugo, Monforte, Cervo. C039 Biodiscovery Research Group HULA-USC, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Spain. Electronic address: rafagolpe@gmail.com.
• ³ Hospital Universitario y Politécnico la Fe, Valencia, Spain; Biomedical Research Center Network for Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain.
• ⁴ Pneumology Service, Galdakao-Usansolo University Hospital, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain.
• ⁵ Pneumology Service, Cruces University Hospital, Bizkaia, Spain.
• ⁶ Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Biomedical Research Center Network for Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain.