Effect of Corticosteroid Therapy in Patients With an Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Receiving Ventilatory Support | ||||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||||
| Volume 31, Issue 2, April 2020, Page 133-141 PDF (333.52 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.220851 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Hamdy M. Abd-Allah; Wageeh H. Sayed; Essam A. Mohammed | ||||
| Department of chest diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, preventable, and treatable disease characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation that is due to airway and/or alveolar abnormalities, usually caused by significant exposure to noxious particles or gases. The chronic airflow limitation that characterizes COPD is caused by a mixture of small airway disease (e.g., obstructive bronchiolitis) and parenchymal destruction (emphysema) the relative contributions of which vary from person to person. Aim of work: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of systemic corticosteroids in patients with severe AECOPD admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) Receiving Ventilatory Support. Patients and methods: 100 patients with AECOPD leading to hypoxemia and respiratory acidosis with pH < 7.35 and PaCO2 > 45 mm of Hg admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) who were receiving ventilator support (invasive or noninvasive mechanical ventilation). Results: It was noticed that steroid group had significantly lower duration of mechanical ventilation (4.67 ± 2.76 vs. 2.76 ± 1.11 days; P= 0.01), ICU stay (5.33 ± 2.87 vs. 7.89 ± 3.36 days; P= 0.04), hospital stay (11.65 ± 3.89 vs. 16.67 ± 4.44 days; P= 0.03). Conclusion: Corticosteroid therapy was associated with significantly lower duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU stay and hospital stay. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| arterial blood gases; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ventilatory support; corticosteroid therapy | ||||
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