Search Tag: Interleukin-6

ICU Management

2021 02 Nov

The coronavirus infection continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality. COVID-19 is a new illness, and clinicians are still trying to find the most effective treatment strategies. Interleukin (IL)-1 and IL-6 blockade have been proposed as one possible option. However, study results so far are conflicting.   COV-AID, a prospective, multicentre,...Read more

ICU Management

2020 25 Jun

The current pandemic will be remembered for a long time for the huge loss of lives and disruption it caused to the way of life as we know it. In the absence of a viable vaccine, physical distancing and symptomatic management are the only interventions health care providers have at hand.  Studies have demonstrated the association of interleukin-6...Read more