claim: dexamethasone reduces length of stay, icu admission in patients without pneumonia
evidence_1: \"in conclusion, oral dexamethasone reduced the length of stay by half a day in patients with community-acquired pneumonia and also reduced the number of icu admissions,\" wittermans said.", "median length of stay was shorter in those assigned oral dexamethasone compared with those assigned placebo (4.5 days vs. 5 days; p = .03).", "back to healio oral dexamethasone reduced length of stay and icu admissions in adults with community-acquired pneumonia, according to research presented at the virtual european respiratory society international congress.", 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "those treated with dexamethasone had a lower rate of icu admissions compared with placebo (3% vs. 7%; rr = 0.35; 95% ci, 0.13-0.95; p = .03).")