Tag: Steroids
Corticosteroids Not Superior to Placebo for Add-On Treatment of Bacterial Keratitis
Adjunctive corticosteroids not superior to placebo, while adjunctive corneal cross-linking associated with increased scar size
Urgent Care Visits Often Linked to Inappropriate Prescribing
Overall, 12.4, 9.1, and 1.3 percent of urgent care visits led to antibiotic, glucocorticoid, and opioid prescription fills, respectively
Hyperbaric Therapy + Corticosteroid Combo Aids Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Early initiation within 12.5 days of hearing loss onset tied to better hearing outcomes
Severe Exacerbations Down With As-Needed Albuterol-Budesonide for Mild Asthma
Severe exacerbation occurred in fewer patients receiving albuterol-budesonide versus those receiving albuterol only
Methotrexate Noninferior to Prednisone in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
Methotrexate noninferior to prednisone with regard to change from baseline to week 24 in percentage of predicted forced vital capacity
Midafternoon Dosing Improves Lung Function in Atopic Asthma
Improvement seen in nocturnal lung function and overnight suppression of blood eosinophil counts
Adverse Outcomes Increased With Long-Term Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD
Significantly greater composite adverse outcome rates seen for long- versus short-term inhaled corticosteroid use for prevalent, inception cohorts
IBD Activity May Increase Risk for Clostridioides Difficile Infection
CDI episodes frequently preceded by corticosteroid usage; risk was increased with recently diagnosed IBD
Pericarditis Recurrence Occurs in About 20 Percent of Patients With Lupus
Factors associated with recurrence include younger age, prednisone treatment, active systemic lupus erythematosus, time since initial episode
Epidural Steroid Injections Reviewed for Radicular Pain, Spinal Stenosis
Some evidence seen for ESIs reducing pain and disability in cervical and lumbar radiculopathies and possibly in lumbar spinal stenosis
