Dexamethasone versus weight-adjusted methylprednisolone in patients with moderate-severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia

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Objectives: To compare the 30-day outcome (mortality and/or ICU admission) of patients admitted for moderate-severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia treated with dexamethasone after the Recovery study versus those treated with weight-adjusted methylprednisolone.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study of 65 patients with moderate-severe pneumonia who received dexamethasone 6 mg/day (DXM group) versus 80 treated with weight-adjusted methylprednisolone (MTPN group).

Results: 21 (32.3%) patients in the DXM group died vs 8 (10%) in the MTPN group (p-value < 0.001) and 29 (44.6%) in the DXM group required ICU admission vs 2 (2,5%) of the MTPN group (p-value <0.001). There were no baseline differences regarding sociodemographic characteristics with a higher mean qSOFA in the MTPN group. The hazard ratio for mortality and ICU admission adjusted for age, sex, and admission CRP was 2.189 (1.082-4.426; 95% CI) and 10.589 (2.139-48.347; 95% CI) for the DXM group, respectively, vs. MTPN group.

Conclusions: Mortality and admission to the ICU were lower in patients treated with weight-adjusted methylprednisolone compared to those treated with dexamethasone.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:160

Enthalten in:

Medicina clinica (English ed.) - 160(2023), 4 vom: 24. Feb., Seite 156-159

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aomar-Millán, Ismael F [VerfasserIn]
Fatoul-Del Pino, Geoorgette [VerfasserIn]
Torres-Parejo, Úrsula [VerfasserIn]
Pérez Fernández, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-Diz, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Salvatierra, Juan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Case Reports
Dexamethasone
Methylprednisolone
Pneumonia
Recovery
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Revised 24.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.medcle.2023.01.002

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NLM352243872