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European steroid practice survey in DEE-SWAS / CSWS

Practice-variation survey across major European DEE-SWAS centers; many regimens in use; no standardized protocol; all centers use steroids as a first-line option.

Indexed context

(2025 authors)

dee-swascswssteroidspractice-variation

Markdown path

content/research/papers/2025-european-steroid-practice-survey-dee-swas.md

Findings

Practice-variation survey across major European DEE-SWAS centers; many regimens in use; no standardized protocol; all centers use steroids as a first-line option.

Why it may matter for Levi

Confirms there is no single canonical steroid protocol and that taper duration, dose, and route all vary meaningfully across centers — useful context for framing Levi's taper decisions as reasonable-range choices rather than protocol deviations.

Paper text

European steroid practice survey in DEE-SWAS / CSWS

(2025 authors) — peer-reviewed journal (PMC12039249) (2025). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12039249/

Findings summary

Practice-variation survey across major European DEE-SWAS centers; many regimens in use; no standardized protocol; all centers use steroids as a first-line option.

Relevance to Levi

Confirms there is no single canonical steroid protocol and that taper duration, dose, and route all vary meaningfully across centers — useful context for framing Levi's taper decisions as reasonable-range choices rather than protocol deviations.

Provenance

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