Yan Xiao, Jinwei Wang, Kai Yang, Meiling Jiang, Jialin Luo, Kun Chen, Bo Zhang
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However, the glucocorticoid usage guidelines do not cover all the indications for high-risk patients.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To identify more effective treatments for high-risk patients with COVID-19, this retrospective study analyzed routine epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory data from 33 high-risk patients with COVID-19 in Beijing Gobroad Boren Hospital, Beijing, China, most of whom responded well to treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection was confirmed via real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assays. Outcome measures such as duration of mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit length of stay, and 28-day mortality were analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups: mild to moderate COVID-19 (<i>n</i> = 26) and severe COVID-19 (<i>n</i> = 7). Chest computed tomography images were used to guide methylprednisolone administration or withdrawal.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Upon intensive care unit admission, 12.1% of patients were mechanically ventilated with an average partial pressure of oxygen/fraction of inspired oxygen(PaO<sub>2</sub>/FiO<sub>2</sub>) ratio of 279 ± 146. No coinfections with other endemic viruses were observed. The duration of mechanical ventilation was 16 days (interquartile range: 8-28); the intensive care unit length of stay was 11 (interquartile range: 2-33) days; and the 28-day total mortality was 3.0%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Multivariate regression analysis revealed that low-dose, timely methylprednisolone administration was associated with a lower severe COVID-19 rate and mortality in high-risk patients. 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Effect of methylprednisolone in reducing severe COVID-19 and mortality in high-risk patients: A retrospective study.
Introduction: The treatment of COVID-19 patients, especially high-risk patients, remains a large challenge. Glucocorticoids have been accepted as effective medicines for severe COVID-19. However, the glucocorticoid usage guidelines do not cover all the indications for high-risk patients.
Objective: To identify more effective treatments for high-risk patients with COVID-19, this retrospective study analyzed routine epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory data from 33 high-risk patients with COVID-19 in Beijing Gobroad Boren Hospital, Beijing, China, most of whom responded well to treatment.
Methods: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection was confirmed via real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assays. Outcome measures such as duration of mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit length of stay, and 28-day mortality were analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups: mild to moderate COVID-19 (n = 26) and severe COVID-19 (n = 7). Chest computed tomography images were used to guide methylprednisolone administration or withdrawal.
Results: Upon intensive care unit admission, 12.1% of patients were mechanically ventilated with an average partial pressure of oxygen/fraction of inspired oxygen(PaO2/FiO2) ratio of 279 ± 146. No coinfections with other endemic viruses were observed. The duration of mechanical ventilation was 16 days (interquartile range: 8-28); the intensive care unit length of stay was 11 (interquartile range: 2-33) days; and the 28-day total mortality was 3.0%.
Conclusion: Multivariate regression analysis revealed that low-dose, timely methylprednisolone administration was associated with a lower severe COVID-19 rate and mortality in high-risk patients. For high-risk patients, once there are ground-glass opacities (GGO) in the computed tomography image, continuous and low-dose methylprednisolone administration promotes inflammation remission and protects them from severe COVID-19 or mortality.