Clinical effects of a neutrophil elastase inhibitor, sivelestat, in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Clinical effects of a neutrophil elastase inhibitor, sivelestat, in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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DOI:
10.1007/s00540-005-0362-9
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发表时间:
2006-01-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Kanmura, Yuichi
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作者:
Okayama, Naoko;Kakihana, Yasuyuki;Kanmura, Yuichi
PURPOSE: We assessed the effects of a neutrophil elastase inhibitor, sivelestat, on respiratory and organ functions as well as on the mortality of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) associated with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS).METHODS: We retrospectively divided 25 patients who fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for SIRS and ARDS into two groups. One group (S group, n = 12) received a continuous infusion of sivelestat (0.2 mg.kg(-1).h(-1)), and the other did not (C group, n = 13).RESULTS: Between days 1 and 10, the Pa(O2)/FI(O2) ratio in the S group significantly improved from 119.1 +/- 51.1 to 214.4 +/- 88.2 mmHg (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the S group spent significantly fewer days on a ventilator than the C group (16.7 +/- 5.8 vs 26.6 +/- 14.3 days; P < 0.05). The length of the intensive care unit stay was also significantly shorter for the S group than for the C group (18.7 +/- 4.9 vs 27.5 +/- 13.5 days; P < 0.05). However, the mortality rate at 29 days did not statistically differ between the two groups.CONCLUSION: Our results suggested that sivelestat has a beneficial effect only on the pulmonary function of ARDS patients with SIRS.