Effects of 12 mg vs. 6 mg dexamethasone on thromboembolism and bleeding in patients with critical COVID-19 - a post hoc analysis of the randomized, blinded COVID STEROID 2 trial

Background Thromboembolism is more common in patients with critical COVID-19 than in other critically ill patients, and inflammation has been proposed as a possible mechanism. The aim of this study was to investigate if 12 mg vs. 6 mg dexamethasone daily reduced the composite outcome of death or thromboembolism in patients with critical COVID-19. Methods Using additional data on thromboembolism and bleeding we did a post hoc analysis of Swedish and Danish intensive care unit patients enrolled in the blinded randomized COVID STEROID 2 trial comparing 12 mg vs. 6 mg dexamethasone daily for up to 10 days. The primary outcome was a composite outcome of death or thromboembolism during intensive care. Secondary outcomes were thromboembolism, major bleeding, and any bleeding during intensive care. Results We included 357 patients. Whilst in intensive care, 53 patients (29%) in the 12 mg group and 53 patients (30%) in the 6 mg group met the primary outcome with an unadjusted absolute risk difference of − 0.5% (95% CI − 10 to 9.5%, p = 1.00) and an adjusted OR of 0.93 (CI 95% 0.58 to 1.49, p = 0.77). We found no firm evidence of differences in any of the secondary outcomes. Conclusions Among patients with critical COVID-19, 12 mg vs. 6 mg dexamethasone daily did not result in a statistically significant difference in the composite outcome of death or thromboembolism. However, uncertainty remains due to the limited number of patients..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

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Annals of intensive care - 13(2023), 1 vom: 02. März

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Englisch

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Jonmarker, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Alarcón, Felix [VerfasserIn]
Litorell, Jacob [VerfasserIn]
Granholm, Anders [VerfasserIn]
Alm, Eva Joelsson [VerfasserIn]
Chew, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Russell, Lene [VerfasserIn]
Weihe, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Madsen, Emilie Kabel [VerfasserIn]
Meier, Nick [VerfasserIn]
Leistner, Jens Wolfgang [VerfasserIn]
Mårtensson, Johan [VerfasserIn]
Hollenberg, Jacob [VerfasserIn]
Perner, Anders [VerfasserIn]
Kjær, Maj-Brit Nørregaard [VerfasserIn]
Munch, Marie Warrer [VerfasserIn]
Dahlberg, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Cronhjort, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Wahlin, Rebecka Rubenson [VerfasserIn]

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Bleeding
COVID-19
Glucocorticoids
Intensive care
Pulmonary embolism
Steroids
Thromboembolism
Thrombosis

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10.1186/s13613-023-01115-y

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OLC2134269057