COVID-19治療中に発現した吃逆に影響を与える因子の検討

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Among 2957 patients treated for coronavirus infection (COVID-19), 31 patients experienced hiccups during treatment. We investigated the backgrounds of these patients, and report the usefulness of steroid rotation from dexamethasone to prednisolone. These 31 cases of hiccups were observed only in men．Thirty of these patients received remdesivir and steroids during COVID-19 treatment, and 25 of the 31 received hiccups drug treatment alone. In 9 of 31 patients, hiccups persisted. On the other hand, all of the 6 patients who received steroid rotation experienced the improvement of hiccups. Hiccups disappeared within two days of steroid rotation. Thus, these findings suggest that steroid rotation is effective treatment in patients with hiccups who are undergoing COVID-19 therapy.