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Ef fi cacy and safety of nintedanib for pulmonary fi brosis in severe pneumonia induced by COVID-19: An interventional study
Yutaka Umemura a,b, *, Yumi Mitsuyama a , Kensuke Minami a , Takeshi Nishida a , Atsushi Watanabe a , Naoki Okada c , Kazuma Yamakawa c , Kotaro Nochioka d , Satoshi Fujimi a
- a Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
- b Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- c Department of Emergency Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
- d Clinical Research, Innovation and Education Center, Tohoku University Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
A R T I C L E I N F O
Article history: Received 12 April 2021 Received in revised form 17 May 2021 Accepted 21 May 2021
Keywords: COVID-19 Respiratory distress syndrome Pulmonary fi brosis Nintedanib Respiration Arti fi cial Intensive care units
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