Effect of Meropenem de-escalation therapy in the treatment of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated with pneumonia
ZHANG Weiwei YANG Yan WU Keren WU Xiaoxiang
Department of Respiratory Medicine, the 904th Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Jiangsu Province, Wuxi 215000, China
Abstract:Objective To explore the effect of Meropenem de-escalation therapy (DET) in the treatment of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) complicated with pneumonia. Methods A total of 82 elderly patients with COPD complicated with pneumonia admitted to the 904th Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of Chinese People’s Liberation Army from June 2018 to June 2021 were selected and divided into two groups by random number table method, with 41 cases in each group. The control group was given routine antibiotics, and the observation group was given Meropenem DET. The treatment time of both groups was eight days. The curative effect and the disappearance time of dyspnea, pulmonary moist rales, cough were compared between the two groups. Sputum of the two groups after treatment was collected for bacterial culture, and the bacterial clearance rate was calculated. The level of inflammation before and after treatment in the two groups was detected and the safety of the treatment scheme were observed. Results The clinical efficacy of the observation group was better than that of the control group, and the disappearance time of dyspnea, pulmonary moist rales, cough was shorter than those of the control group (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in bacterial clearance rate and total incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (P>0.05). After treatment, the levels of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin in two groups were lower than those before treatment, and observation group was lower than control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Meropenem DET can effectively improve the therapeutic effect of elderly patients with COPD complicated with pneumonia, improve the serum inflammation level and clinical symptoms of patients, and is safe and reliable.
张维维 杨艳 吴可人 吴小祥. 美罗培南降阶梯疗法对老年慢性阻塞性肺疾病合并肺炎患者的效果[J]. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(7): 110-113.
ZHANG Weiwei YANG Yan WU Keren WU Xiaoxiang. Effect of Meropenem de-escalation therapy in the treatment of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated with pneumonia. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(7): 110-113.