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ABSTRACT: Background
Oseltamivir has been used as adjunctive therapy in the management of patients with COVID-19. However, the evidence about using oseltamivir in critically ill patients with severe COVID-19 remains scarce. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of oseltamivir in critically ill patients with COVID-19.Methods
This multicenter, retrospective cohort study includes critically ill adult patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Patients were categorized into two groups based on oseltamivir use within 48 hours of ICU admission (Oseltamivir vs. Control). The primary endpoint was viral load clearance.Results
A total of 226 patients were matched into two groups based on their propensity score. The time to COVID-19 viral load clearance was shorter in patients who received oseltamivir (11 vs. 16 days, p = 0.042; beta coefficient: -0.84, 95%CI: (-1.33, 0.34), p = 0.0009). Mechanical ventilation (MV) duration was also shorter in patients who received oseltamivir (6.5 vs. 8.5 days, p = 0.02; beta coefficient: -0.27, 95% CI: [-0.55,0.02], P = 0.06). In addition, patients who received oseltamivir had lower odds of hospital/ventilator-acquired pneumonia (OR:0.49, 95% CI:(0.283,0.861), p = 0.01). On the other hand, there were no significant differences between the groups in the 30-day and in-hospital mortality.Conclusion
Oseltamivir was associated with faster viral clearance and shorter MV duration without safety concerns in critically ill COVID-19 patients.
SUBMITTER: Aljuhani O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10203981 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Aljuhani Ohoud O Korayem Ghazwa B GB Altebainawi Ali F AF Alotaibi Meshal S MS Alrakban Noura A NA Ghoneim Ragia H RH Vishwakarma Ramesh R Al Shaya Abdulrahman I AI Al Harbi Shmeylan S Gramish Jawaher J Almutairi Dahlia M DM Alqannam Ghada G Alamri Faisal F FF Alharthi Abdullah F AF Alfaifi Mashael M Al Amer Abdullah A Alenazi Abeer A AA Bin Aydan Norah N Alalawi Mai M Al Sulaiman Khalid K
Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society 20230523 7
<h4>Background</h4>Oseltamivir has been used as adjunctive therapy in the management of patients with COVID-19. However, the evidence about using oseltamivir in critically ill patients with severe COVID-19 remains scarce. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of oseltamivir in critically ill patients with COVID-19.<h4>Methods</h4>This multicenter, retrospective cohort study includes critically ill adult patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Patients ...[more]