Table 2.

ICU characteristics of COVID‐19 patients receiving steroids

	Low dose	High dose	p value
ICU, N (%)	214 (42.3)	592 (67.8)	0.001
SOFA score at ICU admission	2 (0–4)	1 (0–3)	0.01
Ventilator use * N (%)	50 (11)	201 (28.1)	0.001
Length of mechanical ventilation*, days	7.5 (2–13)	9 (4–17)	0.06
Lowest PF ratio	58 (49–73)	52 (45–62)	0.006
Required paralysis (%)	32	47.7	0.045
Inhaled vasodilators (%)	8	15.9	0.15
Tracheostomy (%)	12	17.4	0.35
Use of vasopressors
Required norepinephrine (%)	39.3	57.4	0.001
Required vasopressin (%)	21	31.6	0.003
Required epinephrine (%)	9.4	12.6	0.09
Required dobutamine (%)	4.7	6.6	0.30
Central venous catheters	27.1	45.6	0.001

Abbreviations: COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; ICU, intensive care unit; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment;.

^*if received steroids > 2 days before intubation.