Outcomes of corticosteroid treatment in critical Ill adult patients with respiratory viruses-related community acquired pneumonia - a propensity-matched case control study

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OBJECTIVES: To assess the outcomes of corticosteroid treatment in critically ill patients with respiratory virus-related community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

MATERIALS/METHODS: Adult patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit and had a polymerase chain reaction-confirmed diagnosis of respiratory virus-related CAP were included. Patients with and without corticosteroid treatment during the hospital course were retrospectively compared using a propensity score-matched case-control analysis.

RESULTS: From January 2018 to December 2020, 194 adult patients were enrolled with 1:1 matching. The 14-day and 28-day mortality rates did not differ significantly between patients treated with and without corticosteroids (14-day mortality: 7% versus 14%, P = 0.11; 28-day mortality: 15% versus 20%, P = 0.35). However, multivariate analysis by using a Cox regression model revealed that corticosteroid treatment was an independent factor predicting decreased mortality (adjusted odds ratio, 0.46; 95% confidence interval, 0.22-0.97, P = 0.04). Subgroup analysis revealed lower 14-day and 28-day mortality rates in patients younger than 70 years treated with corticosteroids than in those not treated with corticosteroids (14-day mortality: 6% versus 23%; P = 0.01 and 28-day mortality: 12% versus 27%; P = 0.04).

CONCLUSIONS: Non-elderly patients with severe respiratory virus-related CAP are more likely to benefit from corticosteroid treatment than elderly patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

Enthalten in:

Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi - 56(2023), 4 vom: 23. Aug., Seite 757-765

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hsu, Ching-Hao [VerfasserIn]
Po-Liang Chen, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Hsin-Pai [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Yu-Jiun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Age factors
Corticosteroids
Intensive care
Journal Article
Viral pneumonia

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Date Completed 14.08.2023

Date Revised 14.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jmii.2023.02.009

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354958380