Use of Inhaled Epoprostenol in Patients With COVID-19 Receiving Humidified, High-Flow Nasal Oxygen Is Associated With Progressive Respiratory Failure

BACKGROUND: The clinical benefit of using inhaled epoprostenol (iEpo) through a humidified high-flow nasal cannula (HHFNC) remains unknown for patients with COVID-19.

RESEARCH QUESTION: Can iEpo prevent respiratory deterioration for patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 findings receiving HHFNC?.

STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: This multicenter retrospective cohort analysis included patients aged 18 years or older with COVID-19 pneumonia who required HHFNC treatment. Patients who received iEpo were propensity score matched to patients who did not receive iEpo. The primary outcome was time to mechanical ventilation or death without mechanical ventilation and was assessed using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazard ratios. The effects of residual confounding were assessed using a multilevel analysis, and a secondary analysis adjusted for outcome propensity also was performed in a multivariable model that included the entire (unmatched) patient cohort.

RESULTS: Among 954 patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 findings receiving HHFNC therapy, 133 patients (13.9%) received iEpo. After propensity score matching, the median number of days until the composite outcome was similar between treatment groups (iEpo: 5.0 days [interquartile range, 2.0-10.0 days] vs no-iEpo: 6.5 days [interquartile range, 2.0-11.0 days]; P = .26), but patients who received iEpo were more likely to meet the composite outcome in the propensity score-matched, multilevel, and multivariable unmatched analyses (hazard ratio, 2.08 [95% CI, 1.73-2.50]; OR, 4.72 [95% CI, 3.01-7.41]; and OR, 1.35 [95% CI, 1.23-1.49]; respectively).

INTERPRETATION: In patients with COVID-19 receiving HHFNC therapy, use of iEpo was associated with the need for invasive mechanical ventilation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:1

Enthalten in:

CHEST critical care - 1(2023), 3 vom: 01. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Michelson, Andrew P [VerfasserIn]
Lyons, Patrick G [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Nguyet M [VerfasserIn]
Reynolds, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
McDonald, Rachel [VerfasserIn]
McEvoy, Colleen A [VerfasserIn]
Despotovic, Vladimir [VerfasserIn]
Brody, Steven L [VerfasserIn]
Kollef, Marin H [VerfasserIn]
Kraft, Bryan D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ARDS
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
COVID-19
Humidified high-flow nasal cannula
Inhaled epoprostenol
Inhaled pulmonary vasodilators
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 24.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.chstcc.2023.100019

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370061950