Remdesivir in Very Old Patients (≥80 Years) Hospitalized with COVID-19 : Real World Data from the SEMI-COVID-19 Registry

(1) Background: Large cohort studies of patients with COVID-19 treated with remdesivir have reported improved clinical outcomes, but data on older patients are scarce. Objective: This work aims to assess the potential benefit of remdesivir in unvaccinated very old patients hospitalized with COVID-19; (2) Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of patients ≥ 80 years hospitalized in Spain between 15 July and 31 December 2020 (SEMI-COVID-19 Registry). Differences in 30-day all-cause mortality were adjusted using a multivariable regression analysis. (3) Results: Of the 4331 patients admitted, 1312 (30.3%) were ≥80 years. Very old patients treated with remdesivir (n: 140, 10.7%) had a lower mortality rate than those not treated with remdesivir (OR (95% CI): 0.45 (0.29−0.69)). After multivariable adjustment by age, sex, and variables associated with lower mortality (place of COVID-19 acquisition; degree of dependence; comorbidities; dementia; duration of symptoms; admission qSOFA; chest X-ray; D-dimer; and treatment with corticosteroids, tocilizumab, beta-lactams, macrolides, and high-flow nasal canula oxygen), the use of remdesivir remained associated with a lower 30-day all-cause mortality rate (adjusted OR (95% CI): 0.40 (0.22−0.61) (p < 0.001)). (4) Conclusions: Remdesivir may reduce mortality in very old patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical medicine - 11(2022), 13 vom: 29. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ramos-Rincon, Jose-Manuel [VerfasserIn]
López-Carmona, María-Dolores [VerfasserIn]
Cobos-Palacios, Lidia [VerfasserIn]
López-Sampalo, Almudena [VerfasserIn]
Rubio-Rivas, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Martín-Escalante, María-Dolores [VerfasserIn]
de-Cossio-Tejido, Santiago [VerfasserIn]
Taboada-Martínez, María-Luisa [VerfasserIn]
Muiño-Miguez, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Areses-Manrique, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Martinez-Cilleros, Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Tuñón-de-Almeida, Carlota [VerfasserIn]
Abella-Vázquez, Lucy [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-Gonzalez, Angel-Luís [VerfasserIn]
Díez-García, Luis-Felipe [VerfasserIn]
Ripper, Carlos-Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Asensi, Victor [VerfasserIn]
Martinez-Pascual, Angeles [VerfasserIn]
Guisado-Vasco, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Lumbreras-Bermejo, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Gómez-Huelgas, Ricardo [VerfasserIn]
On Behalf Of The Semi-Covid-Network [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Age ≥ 80
COVID-19
Journal Article
Mortality
Remdesivir
SARS-CoV-2
Spain

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Date Revised 08.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jcm11133769

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM343275481