Potential health and economic impacts of dexamethasone treatment for patients with COVID-19

Dexamethasone has been shown to have survival benefits for critically ill patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in the UK. Here, the authors estimated the number of lives that could be saved through a UK and global roll out of the drug and demonstrate that it is a cost-effective option.

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Autores principales: Ricardo Águas, Adam Mahdi, Rima Shretta, Peter Horby, Martin Landray, Lisa White, the CoMo Consortium
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:19242e659b344e0389e9a25b8446b1142021-12-02T14:26:51ZPotential health and economic impacts of dexamethasone treatment for patients with COVID-1910.1038/s41467-021-21134-22041-1723https://doaj.org/article/19242e659b344e0389e9a25b8446b1142021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21134-2https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Dexamethasone has been shown to have survival benefits for critically ill patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in the UK. Here, the authors estimated the number of lives that could be saved through a UK and global roll out of the drug and demonstrate that it is a cost-effective option.Ricardo ÁguasAdam MahdiRima ShrettaPeter HorbyMartin LandrayLisa Whitethe CoMo ConsortiumNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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Adam Mahdi
Rima Shretta
Peter Horby
Martin Landray
Lisa White
the CoMo Consortium
Potential health and economic impacts of dexamethasone treatment for patients with COVID-19
description Dexamethasone has been shown to have survival benefits for critically ill patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in the UK. Here, the authors estimated the number of lives that could be saved through a UK and global roll out of the drug and demonstrate that it is a cost-effective option.
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author Ricardo Águas
Adam Mahdi
Rima Shretta
Peter Horby
Martin Landray
Lisa White
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title_short Potential health and economic impacts of dexamethasone treatment for patients with COVID-19
title_full Potential health and economic impacts of dexamethasone treatment for patients with COVID-19
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