Tocilizumab Associated With Survival in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Low Urine Output

BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with oliguria is associated with increased mortality. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays an integral role in the pathophysiology of both disease processes. Patients who experience severe COVID-19 have demonstrated higher IL-6 levels compared to baseline, and use of tocilizumab has demonstrated efficacy in such cohorts. We set out to investigate the relationship between tocilizumab use, COVID-19 ARDS, low urine output, and mortality.

METHODS: Retrospective cohort review of adult patients aged ≥ 18 years with COVID-19 and moderate or severe ARDS, admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary referral center in metropolitan Detroit. Patients were analyzed based on presence of oliguria (defined as ≤ 0.7 mL/kg/h) on the day of intubation and exposure to tocilizumab while inpatient. The primary outcome was inpatient mortality.

RESULTS: One hundred and twenty-eight patients were analyzed, 103 (80%) with low urine output, of whom 30 (29%) received tocilizumab. In patients with low urine output, risk factors associated with mortality on univariate analysis included Black race (P  =  .028), lower static compliance (P  =  .015), and tocilizumab administration (P  =  .002). Tocilizumab (odds ratio 0.245, 95% confidence interval 0.079-0.764, P  =  .015) was the only risk factor independently associated with survival on multivariate logistic regression analysis.

CONCLUSION: In this retrospective cohort review of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and moderate or severe ARDS, tocilizumab administration was independently associated with survival in patients with low urine output ≤ 0.7 mL/kg/h on the day of intubation. Prospective studies are needed to investigate the impact of urine output on efficacy of interleukin-targeted therapies in the management of ARDS.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Journal of intensive care medicine - 38(2023), 11 vom: 12. Nov., Seite 1042-1050

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fadel, Raef Ali [VerfasserIn]
Scott, Ashley [VerfasserIn]
Parsons, Austin [VerfasserIn]
Murskyj, Ivanna [VerfasserIn]
Nasiri, Nour [VerfasserIn]
Abu Sayf, Alaa [VerfasserIn]
Ouellette, Daniel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AKI
ARDS
COVID-19
I031V2H011
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
Oliguria
Tocilizumab

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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 23.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/08850666231180528

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358078687