Outcomes of corticosteroid treatment in critical Ill adult patients with respiratory viruses-related community acquired pneumonia - a propensity-matched case control study.
J Microbiol Immunol Infect
; 56(4): 757-765, 2023 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To assess the outcomes of corticosteroid treatment in critically ill patients with respiratory virus-related community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). MATERIALS/METHODS:
Adult patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit and had a polymerase chain reaction-confirmed diagnosis of respiratory virus-related CAP were included. Patients with and without corticosteroid treatment during the hospital course were retrospectively compared using a propensity score-matched case-control analysis.RESULTS:
From January 2018 to December 2020, 194 adult patients were enrolled with 11 matching. The 14-day and 28-day mortality rates did not differ significantly between patients treated with and without corticosteroids (14-day mortality 7% versus 14%, P = 0.11; 28-day mortality 15% versus 20%, P = 0.35). However, multivariate analysis by using a Cox regression model revealed that corticosteroid treatment was an independent factor predicting decreased mortality (adjusted odds ratio, 0.46; 95% confidence interval, 0.22-0.97, P = 0.04). Subgroup analysis revealed lower 14-day and 28-day mortality rates in patients younger than 70 years treated with corticosteroids than in those not treated with corticosteroids (14-day mortality 6% versus 23%; P = 0.01 and 28-day mortality 12% versus 27%; P = 0.04).CONCLUSIONS:
Non-elderly patients with severe respiratory virus-related CAP are more likely to benefit from corticosteroid treatment than elderly patients.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Neumonía
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Virus
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Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
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En
Año:
2023
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Article