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Wei Shen Lim

Researcher at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Publications -  132
Citations -  19978

Wei Shen Lim is an academic researcher from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The author has contributed to research in topics: Community-acquired pneumonia & Pneumonia. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 113 publications receiving 15523 citations. Previous affiliations of Wei Shen Lim include University of Nottingham & Nottingham City Hospital.

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Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19

TL;DR: In patients hospitalized with Covid-19, the use of dexamethasone resulted in lower 28-day mortality among those who were receiving either invasive mechanical ventilation or oxygen alone at randomization but not among those receiving no respiratory support.
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Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to hospital: an international derivation and validation study

TL;DR: A simple six point score based on confusion, urea, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and age can be used to stratify patients with CAP into different management groups.
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Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-analysis.

TL;DR: A prospective meta-analysis that pooled data from 7 randomized clinical trials that evaluated the efficacy of corticosteroids in 1703 critically ill patients with COVID-19 found that low-dose dexamethasone reduced mortality in hospitalized patients with Cohen's disease who required respiratory support.
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BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults: update 2009.

TL;DR: A summary of the initial management of patients admitted to hospital with suspected community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is presented and the relevant microbiological investigations and empirical antibiotic choices recommended in patients with CAP are summarized.
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Co-infections in people with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

TL;DR: A low proportion of COVID-19 patients have a bacterial co-infection; less than in previous influenza pandemics; and these findings do not support the routine use of antibiotics in the management of confirmed CO VID-19 infection.