Experts issue 'weak' recommendations for treating COVID-19 patientsAn international team of experts has published guidelines in CMAJ on treating COVID-19 patients that include "weak" recommendations for using corticosteroids in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and against using corticosteroids for patients without ARDS, convalescent plasma in patients with severe disease, and antiviral drugs in general.The experts based their recommendations on both direct and indirect evidence, remarking on the "very low quality" of most available evidence.They said that while they are "very uncertain" as to whether corticosteroids reduce the length of stay in the hospital or intensive care unit in COVID-19 patients with ARDS,
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