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- Title
Impact of Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis: A Retrospective Study.
- Authors
Al Sulaiman, Khalid; Kharbosh, Abdullah; Bin Salah, Khalid; Alsulaiman, Thamer; Al Andas, Norah; Aljuhani, Ohoud; Vishwakarma, Ramesh
- Abstract
Background: Using ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in critically ill patients as adjunctive therapy for sepsis/septic shock in neonates and children is controversial, while it has not been extensively investigated in adults. This study aims to assess the effect of UDCA use on the early resolution of sepsis/septic shock in critically ill adult patients. Method: A retrospective study of critically ill adult patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) admitted with sepsis/septic shock at King Abdulaziz Medical City. Based on their usage of UDCA, patients were categorized into two groups. A total of 88 patients were included for analysis after matching, based on severity of illness scores within 24-hours of ICU admission. The primary outcome was to assess the effect of UDCA on the severity and resolution of shock at day three of ICU admission. The secondary outcomes were 30-day in-hospital mortality, mechanical ventilation (MV) duration, and ICU length of stay (LOS). Results: Out of the 88 patients matched, 44 patients (50%) received UDCA during the study period. Using UDCA was neither associated with improvement in Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score (p -value: 0.32), inotropes/vasopressors requirement (p -value: 0.79), Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) (p -value: 0.59) nor total bilirubin levels (p -value: 0.79) at day three compared with the control. There was a significant association between using UDCA and improvement in PaO2/FiO2 ratio (p -value: 0.01) and early extubation at day three (p -value: 0.04). Conclusion: Using UDCA in critically ill patients with sepsis/septic shock was not associated with improvement in shock severity and resolution. However, patients who received UDCA were more likely to be extubated and not require MV on day three of ICU admission.
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; INTENSIVE care units; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; VASOCONSTRICTORS; CRITICALLY ill; PATIENTS; RETROSPECTIVE studies; SEPSIS; TREATMENT effectiveness; SEVERITY of illness index; HOSPITAL mortality; ARTIFICIAL respiration; BILE acids; CRITICAL care medicine; GLASGOW Coma Scale; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; SEPTIC shock; CARDIOTONIC agents
- Publication
Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2023, Vol 36, Issue 3, p566
- ISSN
0897-1900
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/08971900211038363