Patterns of corticosteroid use among remdesivir and matched patients and associated clinical outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

INTRODUCTION: We aimed to investigate patterns of corticosteroid use and their relationship with remdesivir use and clinical outcomes in a large real-life cohort of COVID-19 patients treated in a tertiary-level institution.

METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed a total of 1558 severe and critical COVID-19 patients, including 779 patients treated with remdesivir and 779 matched control patients.

RESULTS: A total of 167 (10.7%) patients received none, 710 (45.6%) low, 539 (34.6%) high, and 142 (9.1%) very high corticosteroid doses. Patients treated with remdesivir had significantly longer exposure to corticosteroids, received higher average and maximal daily doses, and cumulative corticosteroid doses. In the multivariate analysis remdesivir use, lower cumulative comorbidity burden, higher severity of COVID-19 symptoms, and mechanical ventilation were recognized as mutually independent predictors of the use of higher corticosteroid doses. Higher corticosteroid doses were associated with significantly increased mortality.Among non-remdesivir treated patients, there was a U-shaped relationship between maximal daily corticosteroid dose and mortality. Among remdesivir treated patients gradual increase in mortality with increasing corticosteroid doses was observed.

CONCLUSION: Patterns of corticosteroid use differ regarding the use of remdesivir and may moderate its association with survival among severe and critical COVID-19 patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy - 25(2024), 2 vom: 16. Feb., Seite 215-222

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Papic, Ivan [VerfasserIn]
Bistrovic, Petra [VerfasserIn]
Keres, Tatjana [VerfasserIn]
Ortner Hadziabdic, Maja [VerfasserIn]
Lucijanic, Marko [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

3QKI37EEHE
415SHH325A
Adenosine Monophosphate
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Alanine
Antiviral Agents
Corticosteroids
Dexamethasone, methylprednisolone
Journal Article
OF5P57N2ZX
Prednisone
Prognosis
Remdesivir

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 27.03.2024

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/14656566.2024.2320255

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368528499