Research ArticleOriginal Research
Impact of Timing of Tocilizumab Use in Hospitalized Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Anup K Singh, Margarita Oks, Gregg Husk, Samuel P Dechario, Bushra Mina, Kanwaljit Singh, Linda Kirschenbaum, Charles M Carpati, Omar Mahmoud, Nader Ishak Gabra, Oki Ishikawa, Erica Altschultz, Varun Shah, Akhilesh Mahajan, Arun Gautam, Brian Birnbaum, Anthony C Antonacci and Suhail Raoof
Respiratory Care December 2021, 66 (12) 1805-1814; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.08779
Anup K Singh
Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Margarita Oks
Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Gregg Husk
Hospital Administration, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Samuel P Dechario
Department of Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Bushra Mina
Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Kanwaljit Singh
Critical Path Institute – International Neonatal Consortium, Tucson, Arizona.
Linda Kirschenbaum
Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Charles M Carpati
Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Omar Mahmoud
Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Nader Ishak Gabra
Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Oki Ishikawa
Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Erica Altschultz
Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Varun Shah
Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Akhilesh Mahajan
Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Arun Gautam
Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Brian Birnbaum
Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Anthony C Antonacci
Department of Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.
Suhail Raoof
Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital – Northwell Health System, New York, New York.

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Respiratory Care
Vol. 66, Issue 12
1 Dec 2021
Impact of Timing of Tocilizumab Use in Hospitalized Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Anup K Singh, Margarita Oks, Gregg Husk, Samuel P Dechario, Bushra Mina, Kanwaljit Singh, Linda Kirschenbaum, Charles M Carpati, Omar Mahmoud, Nader Ishak Gabra, Oki Ishikawa, Erica Altschultz, Varun Shah, Akhilesh Mahajan, Arun Gautam, Brian Birnbaum, Anthony C Antonacci, Suhail Raoof
Respiratory Care Dec 2021, 66 (12) 1805-1814; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.08779
Impact of Timing of Tocilizumab Use in Hospitalized Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Anup K Singh, Margarita Oks, Gregg Husk, Samuel P Dechario, Bushra Mina, Kanwaljit Singh, Linda Kirschenbaum, Charles M Carpati, Omar Mahmoud, Nader Ishak Gabra, Oki Ishikawa, Erica Altschultz, Varun Shah, Akhilesh Mahajan, Arun Gautam, Brian Birnbaum, Anthony C Antonacci, Suhail Raoof
Respiratory Care Dec 2021, 66 (12) 1805-1814; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.08779