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ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2022

Clinical benefits of inhaled ciclesonide for hospitalized patients with COVID-19 infection: a retrospective study.

Kuan-Chih Kuo, Chao-Hsien Chen, Chieh-Jen Wang, Jou-Chun Wu, Hsin-Pei Chung, Yen-Ting Chen, Yen-Hsiang Tang, Wen-Kuei Chang, Chang-Yi Lin, Chien-Liang Wu

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Article in BMC pulmonary medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Kuan-Chih Kuo *Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, No. 45, Minsheng Rd., Tamshui District, New Taipei City, 25160, Taiwan.
Chao-Hsien Chen *Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, No. 45, Minsheng Rd., Tamshui District, New Taipei City, 25160, Taiwan.
Chieh-Jen WangDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, No. 45, Minsheng Rd., Tamshui District, New Taipei City, 25160, Taiwan. jagdzaku@gmail.com.
Jou-Chun WuDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, No. 45, Minsheng Rd., Tamshui District, New Taipei City, 25160, Taiwan.
Hsin-Pei ChungDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, No. 45, Minsheng Rd., Tamshui District, New Taipei City, 25160, Taiwan.
Yen-Ting ChenDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, No. 45, Minsheng Rd., Tamshui District, New Taipei City, 25160, Taiwan.
Yen-Hsiang TangDepartment of Medicine, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Wen-Kuei ChangDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, No. 45, Minsheng Rd., Tamshui District, New Taipei City, 25160, Taiwan.
Chang-Yi LinDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, No. 45, Minsheng Rd., Tamshui District, New Taipei City, 25160, Taiwan.
Chien-Liang WuDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, MacKay Memorial Hospital, No. 45, Minsheng Rd., Tamshui District, New Taipei City, 25160, Taiwan.
Mackay Memorial Hospital · TWMackay Medical College · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe successful management of patients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with inhaled ciclesonide has been reported, however few studies have investigated its application among hospitalized patients.

methodsThis retrospective cohort study enrolled all adult patients admitted to our hospital with confirmed COVID-19 infection from May to June 2021. Critical patients who received mechanical ventilation within 24 h after admission and those who started ciclesonide more than 14 days after symptom onset were excluded. The in-hospital mortality rate was compared between those who did and did not receive inhaled ciclesonide.

resultsA total of 269 patients were enrolled, of whom 184 received inhaled ciclesonide and 85 did not. The use of ciclesonide was associated with lower in-hospital mortality (7.6% vs. 23.5%, p = 0.0003) and a trend of shorter hospital stay (12.0 (10.0-18.0) days vs. 13.0 (10.0-25.3) days, p = 0.0577). In subgroup analysis, the use of inhaled ciclesonide significantly reduced mortality in the patients with severe COVID-19 infection (6.8% vs. 50.0%, p < 0.0001) and in those with a high risk of mortality (16.4% vs. 43.2%, p = 0.0037). The use of inhaled ciclesonide also reduced the likelihood of receiving mechanical ventilation in the patients with severe COVID-19 infection. After multivariate analysis, inhaled ciclesonide remained positively correlated with a lower risk of in-hospital mortality (odds ratio: 0.2724, 95% confidence interval: 0.087-0.8763, p = 0.0291).

conclusionsThe use of inhaled ciclesonide in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 infection can reduce in-hospital mortality. Further randomized studies in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 infection are urgently needed.

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COVID-19 Drug TreatmentPregnenedionesAdultHospitalizationHumansRetrospective StudiesciclesonidePregnenedionesCiclesonideCOVID-19Inhaled corticosteroidMortalitySARS-CoV2

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