Use of adjunctive corticosteroids in severe adult non-HIV Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

被引:170
作者
Pareja, JG
Garland, R
Koziel, H
机构
[1] Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Dept Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Boston, MA USA
关键词
corticosteroids; immunosuppression; mortality; Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; respiratory failure;
D O I
10.1378/chest.113.5.1215
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Study objective: To examine the use of adjunctive corticosteroids in cases of severe Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in non-HIV-infected adult patients. Design: Retrospective review of medical records. Setting: Tertiary care urban teaching hospital. Patients: Review identified 31 consecutive histologically confirmed primary cases of adult non-HIV-related PCP. Complete records were available for 30 patients, including 20 male and 10 female patients with a mean age of 58.3+/-15 years (+/-SD), Underlying conditions included organ transplantation (n=13), long-term immunosuppressive therapy (n=9), and chemotherapy for malignancy (n=8). All patients had documented PO2 <65 mm Hg or arterial oxygen saturation <90% on room air. Interventions: Following the identification of P carinii, in addition to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or pentamidine therapy, 16 patients received increased steroids (greater than or equal to 60 mg prednisone daily equivalent; increased high-dose steroid group), whereas 14 patients were maintained on a regimen of low doses (less than or equal to 30 mg prednisone equivalent daily) or had steroid therapy tapered (low-dose steroid group). Results: The increased high-dose steroid group demonstrated a shorter required duration for mechanical ventilation (6.3+/-6 days vs 18.0+/-21 days; p=0.047), a shorter duration of ICU admission (8.5+/-7 days vs 15.8+/-8 days; p=0.025), and a shorter duration of supplemental oxygen use (10.0+/-4 vs 32.2+/-33; p=0.05). The hospital duration to discharge for the nine survivors in each group favored the use of corticosteroids (15.4+/-5 days vs 36.3+/-33 days; p=0.077). Similar rates were observed for intubation (75% vs 57%; p=0.442) and in-hospital mortality (44% vs 36%; p=0.722). Conclusions: These preliminary data suggest that high-dose adjunctive corticosteroids may accelerate recovery in cases of severe adult non-HIV PCP.
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