Long-term outcomes of dexamethasone 12 mg versus 6 mg in patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxaemia

Purpose We assessed long-term outcomes of dexamethasone 12 mg versus 6 mg given daily for up to 10 days in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and severe hypoxaemia. Methods We assessed 180-day mortality and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using EuroQoL (EQ)-5D-5L index values and EQ visual analogue scale (VAS) in the international, stratified, blinded COVID STEROID 2 trial, which randomised 1000 adults with confirmed COVID-19 receiving at least 10 L/min of oxygen or mechanical ventilation in 26 hospitals in Europe and India. In the HRQoL analyses, higher values indicated better outcomes, and deceased patients were given a score of zero. Results We obtained vital status at 180 days for 963 of 982 patients (98.1%) in the intention-to-treat population, EQ-5D-5L index value data for 922 (93.9%) and EQ VAS data for 924 (94.1%). At 180 days, 164 of 486 patients (33.7%) had died in the 12 mg group versus 184 of 477 (38.6%) in the 6 mg group [adjusted risk difference − 4.3%; 99% confidence interval (CI) − 11.7–3.0; relative risk 0.89; 0.72–1.09; P = 0.13]. The adjusted mean differences between the 12 mg and the 6 mg groups in EQ-5D-5L index values were 0.06 (99% CI − 0.01 to 0.12; P = 0.10) and in EQ VAS scores 4 (− 3 to 10; P = 0.22). Conclusion Among patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxaemia, dexamethasone 12 mg compared with 6 mg did not result in statistically significant improvements in mortality or HRQoL at 180 days, but the results were most compatible with benefit from the higher dose..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:48

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Intensive care medicine - 48(2022), 5 vom: 31. März, Seite 580-589

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Englisch

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Granholm, Anders [VerfasserIn]
Kjær, Maj-Brit Nørregaard [VerfasserIn]
Munch, Marie Warrer [VerfasserIn]
Myatra, Sheila Nainan [VerfasserIn]
Vijayaraghavan, Bharath Kumar Tirupakuzhi [VerfasserIn]
Cronhjort, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Wahlin, Rebecka Rubenson [VerfasserIn]
Jakob, Stephan M. [VerfasserIn]
Cioccari, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Vesterlund, Gitte Kingo [VerfasserIn]
Meyhoff, Tine Sylvest [VerfasserIn]
Helleberg, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Møller, Morten Hylander [VerfasserIn]
Benfield, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Venkatesh, Balasubramanian [VerfasserIn]
Hammond, Naomi E. [VerfasserIn]
Micallef, Sharon [VerfasserIn]
Bassi, Abhinav [VerfasserIn]
John, Oommen [VerfasserIn]
Jha, Vivekanand [VerfasserIn]
Kristiansen, Klaus Tjelle [VerfasserIn]
Ulrik, Charlotte Suppli [VerfasserIn]
Jørgensen, Vibeke Lind [VerfasserIn]
Smitt, Margit [VerfasserIn]
Bestle, Morten H. [VerfasserIn]
Andreasen, Anne Sofie [VerfasserIn]
Poulsen, Lone Musaeus [VerfasserIn]
Rasmussen, Bodil Steen [VerfasserIn]
Brøchner, Anne Craveiro [VerfasserIn]
Strøm, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Møller, Anders [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Mohd Saif [VerfasserIn]
Padmanaban, Ajay [VerfasserIn]
Divatia, Jigeeshu Vasishtha [VerfasserIn]
Saseedharan, Sanjith [VerfasserIn]
Borawake, Kapil [VerfasserIn]
Kapadia, Farhad [VerfasserIn]
Dixit, Subhal [VerfasserIn]
Chawla, Rajesh [VerfasserIn]
Shukla, Urvi [VerfasserIn]
Amin, Pravin [VerfasserIn]
Chew, Michelle S. [VerfasserIn]
Wamberg, Christian Aage [VerfasserIn]
Bose, Neeta [VerfasserIn]
Shah, Mehul S. [VerfasserIn]
Darfelt, Iben S. [VerfasserIn]
Gluud, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Lange, Theis [VerfasserIn]
Perner, Anders [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19
Corticosteroids
Critical illness
Hypoxaemia
Mortality
Quality of life

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doi:

10.1007/s00134-022-06677-2

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SPR046861947