Association of remdesivir treatment with survival, length of hospital stay among US veterans hospitalized with COVID-19

What The Study Did:


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n this observational study using data from the Veterans Health Administration for 2,344 U.S. veterans hospitalized with COVID-19,


remdesivir treatment


was associated with prolonged hospitalization but wasn’t associated with improved survival.

Authors:


Michael E. Ohl, M.D., M.S.P.H., of the Carver College of Medicine at the


University of Iowa in Iowa City,

is the corresponding author.

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