id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-256961-935r7w01 Lu, S. Effectiveness and Safety of Glucocorticoids to Treat COVID-19: A Rapid Review and Meta-Analysis 2020-04-22 .txt text/plain 5136 465 57 We included RCTs and cohort studies evaluating the effectiveness and safety of glucocorticoids in children and adults with COVID-19, SARS and MERS, and conducted meta-analyses of the main indicators that were identified in the studies. We used the following search: ("COVID-19" OR "SARS-CoV-2" OR "2019 novel coronavirus" OR "2019-nCoV" OR "Wuhan coronavirus" OR "novel coronavirus" OR "Wuhan seafood market pneumonia virus" OR "Wuhan virus" OR "MERS" OR "SARS" OR "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome" OR "Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus" OR "Influenza") AND ("adrenal cortex hormones" OR " betamethasone valerate " OR " glucocorticoids" OR " methylprednisolone" OR "Cortisone" OR "Dexamethasone" OR "Cortodoxone" OR "Hydrocortisone"). Five cohort studies (one on COVID-19, three on SARS, one on severe MERS) with a total of 5872 patients assessed the duration of hospital stay (29, 31, 35, 37, 41 Figure 9 ). ./cache/cord-256961-935r7w01.txt ./txt/cord-256961-935r7w01.txt