Safety and Efficacy of Reduced-Dose Versus Full-Dose Alteplase for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Multicenter Observational Comparative Effectiveness Study.

Autor:	Melamed R; Department of Critical Care, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN., Tierney DM; Department of Graduate Medical Education, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN.; Department of Medicine, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN., Xia R; Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN., Brown CS; Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.; Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN., Mara KC; Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN., Lillyblad M; Department of Pharmacy, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN., Sidebottom A; Department of Care Delivery Research, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN., Wiley BM; Department of Medicine, Los Angeles General Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA., Khapov I; Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN., Gajic O; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Critical care medicine [Crit Care Med] 2024 May 01; Vol. 52 (5), pp. 729-742. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 03.
DOI:	10.1097/CCM.0000000000006162
Abstrakt:	Objectives: Systemic thrombolysis improves outcomes in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) but is associated with the risk of hemorrhage. The data on efficacy and safety of reduced-dose alteplase are limited. The study objective was to compare the characteristics, outcomes, and complications of patients with PE treated with full- or reduced-dose alteplase regimens. Design: Multicenter retrospective observational study. Setting: Tertiary care hospital and 15 community and academic centers of a large healthcare system. Patients: Hospitalized patients with PE treated with systemic alteplase. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: Pre- and post-alteplase hemodynamic and respiratory variables, patient outcomes, and complications were compared. Propensity score (PS) weighting was used to adjust for imbalances of baseline characteristics between reduced- and full-dose patients. Separate analyses were performed using the unweighted and weighted cohorts. Ninety-eight patients were treated with full-dose (100 mg) and 186 with reduced-dose (50 mg) regimens. Following alteplase, significant improvements in shock index, blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and supplemental oxygen requirements were observed in both groups. Hemorrhagic complications were lower with the reduced-dose compared with the full-dose regimen (13% vs. 24.5%, p = 0.014), and most were minor. Major extracranial hemorrhage occurred in 1.1% versus 6.1%, respectively ( p = 0.022). Complications were associated with supratherapeutic levels of heparin anticoagulation in 37.5% of cases and invasive procedures in 31.3% of cases. The differences in complications persisted after PS weighting (15.4% vs. 24.7%, p = 0.12 and 1.3% vs. 7.1%, p = 0.067), but did not reach statistical significance. There were no significant differences in mortality, discharge destination, ICU or hospital length of stay, or readmission after PS weighting. Conclusions: In a retrospective, PS-weighted observational study, when compared with the full-dose, reduced-dose alteplase results in similar outcomes but fewer hemorrhagic complications. Avoidance of excessive levels of anticoagulation or invasive procedures should be considered to further reduce complications. Competing Interests: Dr. Tierney received funding from the American College of Physicians and the Society of Hospital Medicine. Dr. Brown received funding from Alexion, Astra Zeneca, and Trevena Pharmaceuticals. The remaining authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest. (Copyright © 2024 by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
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