Outcomes of persons with coronavirus disease 2019 in hospitals with and without standard treatment with (hydroxy)chloroquine

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OBJECTIVE: To compare survival of individuals with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treated in hospitals that either did or did not routinely treat patients with hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine.

METHODS: We analysed data of COVID-19 patients treated in nine hospitals in the Netherlands. Inclusion dates ranged from 27 February to 15 May 2020, when the Dutch national guidelines no longer supported the use of (hydroxy)chloroquine. Seven hospitals routinely treated patients with (hydroxy)chloroquine, two hospitals did not. Primary outcome was 21-day all-cause mortality. We performed a survival analysis using log-rank test and Cox regression with adjustment for age, sex and covariates based on premorbid health, disease severity and the use of steroids for adult respiratory distress syndrome, including dexamethasone.

RESULTS: Among 1949 individuals, 21-day mortality was 21.5% in 1596 patients treated in hospitals that routinely prescribed (hydroxy)chloroquine, and 15.0% in 353 patients treated in hospitals that did not. In the adjusted Cox regression models this difference disappeared, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.09 (95% CI 0.81-1.47). When stratified by treatment actually received in individual patients, the use of (hydroxy)chloroquine was associated with an increased 21-day mortality (HR 1.58; 95% CI 1.24-2.02) in the full model.

CONCLUSIONS: After adjustment for confounders, mortality was not significantly different in hospitals that routinely treated patients with (hydroxy)chloroquine compared with hospitals that did not. We compared outcomes of hospital strategies rather than outcomes of individual patients to reduce the chance of indication bias. This study adds evidence against the use of (hydroxy)chloroquine in hospitalised patients with COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 27(2021), 2 vom: 16. Feb., Seite 264-268

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Peters, Edgar Jg [VerfasserIn]
Collard, Didier [VerfasserIn]
Van Assen, Sander [VerfasserIn]
Beudel, Martijn [VerfasserIn]
Bomers, Marije K [VerfasserIn]
Buijs, Jacqueline [VerfasserIn]
De Haan, Lianne R [VerfasserIn]
De Ruijter, Wouter [VerfasserIn]
Douma, Renée A [VerfasserIn]
Elbers, Paul Wg [VerfasserIn]
Goorhuis, Abraham [VerfasserIn]
Gritters van den Oever, Niels C [VerfasserIn]
Knarren, Lieve Ghh [VerfasserIn]
Moeniralam, Hazra S [VerfasserIn]
Mostard, Remy Lm [VerfasserIn]
Quanjel, Marian Jr [VerfasserIn]
Reidinga, Auke C [VerfasserIn]
Renckens, Roos [VerfasserIn]
Van Den Bergh, Joop Pw [VerfasserIn]
Vlasveld, Imro N [VerfasserIn]
Sikkens, Jonne J [VerfasserIn]
CovidPredict Study Group [VerfasserIn]

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Chloroquine
Comparative Study
Coronavirus disease 2019
Hydroxychloroquine
Journal Article
Mortality
Multicenter Study
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.02.2021

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cmi.2020.10.004

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316381977