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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
卷 178, 期 6, 页码 618-623出版社
AMER THORACIC SOC
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200803-419OC
关键词
acute respiratory distress syndrome; acute lung injury; activated protein C; ventilator-free days; mortality
资金
- NCRR NIH HHS [8 K12 RR023262] Funding Source: Medline
- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL74005] Funding Source: Medline
Rationale: Microvascular injury, inflammation, and coagulation play critical roles in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury (ALI). Plasma protein C levels are decreased in patients with acute lung injury and are associated with higher mortality and fewer ventilator-free days. Objectives: To test the efficacy of activated protein C (APC) as a therapy for patients with ALI. Methods: Eligible subjects were critically ill patients who met the American/European consensus criteria for ALI. Patients with severe sepsis and an APACHE 11 score of 25 or more were excluded. Participants were randomized to receive APC (24 mu g/kg/h for 96 h) or placebo in a double-blind fashion within 72 hours of the onset of ALI. The primary endpoint was ventilator-free days. Measurements and Main Results: APC increased plasma protein C levels (P = 0.002) and decreased pulmonary dead space fraction (P = 0.02). However, there was no statistically significant difference between patients receiving placebo (n = 38) or APC (n = 37) in the number of ventilator-free days (median [25-75% interquartile range]: 19 [0-24] vs. 19 [14-22], respectively; P = 0.78) or in 60-day mortality (5/38 vs. 5/37 patients, respectively; P = 1.0). There were no differences in the number of bleeding events between the two groups. Conclusions: APC did not improve outcomes from ALI. The results of this trial do not support a large clinical trial of APC for ALI in the absence of severe sepsis and high disease severity.
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