Atencion primaria
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Meta Analysis
Effectiveness of antidepressants in improving the prognosis of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of antidepressants in reducing the poor evolution of COVID-19 disease (a composite variable including death, hospitalization and need for mechanical ventilation), and mortality, according the guidelines for Systematic Reviews of Interventions published by the Cochrane library. ⋯ The use of antidepressants, and specially SSRI could be effective for reducing the risk of poor progression of COVID-19 disease.