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As someone who sees covid patients regularly, my anecdata seems to suggest that the remdesivir 5day/dexamethasone 10day combo really does help get these patient
by epmaybe 6y ago
As someone who sees covid patients regularly, my anecdata seems to suggest that the remdesivir 5day/dexamethasone 10day combo really does help get these patients out of the hospital. There's just so many things that can go wrong while you're in the hospital, if there's a safe way to get you out earlier, we'll take it.
- beagle3 6y agoDo you have any anecdata about dex wihout remdesivir? (Not trying to be a jerk, but based on your anecdata, it's equally likely that remdesevir/dex/twinkie would really help as well; We know dex makes a huge difference from several well done tests. The question is whether remdesivier and twinkie have any effect, indepedently or in combination)
- epmaybe 6y agoYea, I didn't try to say anything about the efficacy of remdesivir vs dexamethasone because our hospital rarely does dexamethasone without remdesivir (though that may change soon based on the solidarity results). I've seen it a few times (if the patient has underlying liver disease, for example), and they have generally done fine. That being said...most patients do just fine, so it's hard to draw many conclusions.