Impact of Macrolide Antibiotics on Hospital Readmissions and Other Clinically Important Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study.
Tyree Heath KiserPaul M ReynoldsMarc MossEllen L BurnhamP Michael HoRichard William Vandiviernull nullPublished in: Pharmacotherapy (2020)
The results of this study suggest that inclusion of a macrolide antibiotic in the treatment regimen may have both acute and sustained benefits in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit with an AECOPD, including reductions in hospital readmissions and improvements in time to next readmission.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- liver failure
- acute care
- cystic fibrosis
- adverse drug
- respiratory failure
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- drug induced
- adipose tissue
- combination therapy
- intensive care unit
- weight loss
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- replacement therapy
- glycemic control
- smoking cessation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome