Dr. Hui-Ju Tsai from the Institute of Population Health Sciences and collaborators examined the associations between steroid bursts and severe adverse events, specifically gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, sepsis, and heart failure. The research findings have been published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
This video provides additional insight of the study.
Citation: Yao, TC; Huang, YW; Chang, SM; Tsai, SY; Wu, AC; Tsai, HJ. Association between oral corticosteroid bursts and severe adverse events. Annals of Internal Medicine. 7 Jul 2020.