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ArticleClinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

The Impact of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Administration in Critically ill COVID-19 Patients: A Multicenter Cohort Study.

Khalid Al Sulaiman, Ohoud Aljuhani, Ghazwa B Korayem, Ali F Altebainawi, Ramesh Vishwakarma, Mashael AlFaifi, Samiah Alsohimi, Aljoharah Alrayes, Sara Albishi, Reem Alqahtani and 10 more

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Article in Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Altitude and case fatality rate from COVID-19 during the pandemic in Peru, 2020-2022.Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Khalid Al SulaimanPharmaceutical Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5547-2043
Ohoud AljuhaniDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ghazwa B KorayemDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ali F AltebainawiPharmaceutical Care Services, King Salman Specialist Hospital, Hail Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Ramesh VishwakarmaNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Mashael AlFaifiPharmaceutical Care Department, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Samiah AlsohimiPharmaceutical Care Services, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Aljoharah AlrayesDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sara AlbishiDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Reem AlqahtaniDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mai AlalawiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3491-5685
Ibrahim Al SulaihimPharmaceutical Care Department, Presidency of State Security, Central Security Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Thamer A AlanaziRespiratory Therapy Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Rahaf A AlqahtaniPharmaceutical Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Alaa AlmagthaliPharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Shahamah JomahPharmaceutical Care Department, Dr Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Areej AlshlowiDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Almaarefa University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tahani R AlshammariPharmaceutical Care Services, King Salman Specialist Hospital, Hail Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Shahad S AlzahraniCollege of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Marwa I AbdulqaderCollege of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of erythropoietin-stimulating agents (ESAs) as adjunctive therapy in critically ill patients with COVID-19 may have a potential benefit. This study aims to evaluate the effect of ESAs on the clinical outcomes of critically ill COVID-19 patients. A multicenter, retrospective cohort study was conducted from 01-03-2020 to 31-07-2021. We included adult patients who were ≥ 18 years old with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 infection and admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). Patients were categorized depending on ESAs administration during their ICU stay. The primary endpoint was the length of stay; other endpoints were considered secondary. After propensity score matching (1:3), the overall included patients were 120. Among those, 30 patients received ESAs. A longer duration of ICU and hospital stay was observed in the ESA group (beta coefficient: 0.64; 95% CI: 0.31-0.97;

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COVID-19ErythropoietinAdolescentAdultCritical IllnessHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayRetrospective StudiesErythropoietinCOVID-19critically illerythropoietin-stimulating agentsESAlength of staymortalityventilator-free days (VFDs)

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PMID38073058
PMCPMC10714884

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