Glucocorticoids are part of the feedback mechanism in the immune system, which reduces certain aspects of immune function, such as inflammation. They are therefore used in medicine to treat diseases caused by an overactive immune system, such as allergies, asthma, autoimmune diseases, and sepsis.
They showed that glucocorticoids had modest benefit in reducing length of stay and that the benefit was partially maintained for six months
by NKay123 May 22, 2020