N-acetylcysteine as adjuvant therapy for hospitalized Covid-19 patients: A single-center prospective cohort study

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Afaghi Siamak; Moghimi Negin; MALEKPOUR ALAMDARI NASSER; Rahimi Fatemehsadat; Irilouzadian Rana; Esmaeili Tarki Farzad; Moghimi Morvarid; BESHARAT SARA; Salehi Omran Hossein; Karimi Anita

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Journal: Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine Year:2023 | Volume:14 | Issue:3 Page(s): 543-552

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N-acetylcysteine as adjuvant therapy for hospitalized Covid-19 patients: A single-center prospective cohort study

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N-acetylcysteine

Covid-19

Hospitalization

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Background: Whilst over two years have passed since the Covid-19 pandemic's emergence, the proper management of the disease remains challenging. Nacetylcysteine (NAC) as a potentially effective therapeutic option has been suggested by studies, while the exact clinical role of this agent is yet to be evaluated. Methods: This prospective case-control study was conducted in a major referral respiratory center in Tehran, Iran. We enrolled 217 patients treated with an intravenous daily dose of 1500 mg NAC as a case group,and 245 control patients who did not receive NAC. Two groups were matched based on other treatments, sociodemographics, medical history, and comorbidities. Results: After ten days of adjuvant therapy with NAC, patients in the NAC group and control group had median room-air SpO2 of 91% and 88%, respectively (P=0. 02). Also, the SpO2 to FiO2 ratio had a median of 463 and 421 in the case and control groups, respectively (P=0. 01). Furthermore, the case group's Hospitalization period was three days shorter (P=0. 002). Further, cough, dyspnea, and decreased appetite were reported to have a significantly lower incidence in the case group (P=0. 03, 0. 001, 0. 008). Conclusion: We showed that a daily intravenous dose of NAC in hospitalized COVID19 patients could shorten the hospital stay and improve some clinical symptoms,however, it does not remarkably improve the risk of ICU admission and the 28 days inhospital mortality rate.

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Afaghi, Siamak, Moghimi, Negin, MALEKPOUR ALAMDARI, NASSER, Rahimi, Fatemehsadat, Irilouzadian, Rana, Esmaeili Tarki, Farzad, Moghimi, Morvarid, BESHARAT, SARA, Salehi Omran, Hossein, & Karimi, Anita. (2023). N-acetylcysteine as adjuvant therapy for hospitalized Covid-19 patients: A single-center prospective cohort study. CASPIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 14(3), 543-552. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/1128502/en

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Afaghi Siamak, Moghimi Negin, MALEKPOUR ALAMDARI NASSER, Rahimi Fatemehsadat, Irilouzadian Rana, Esmaeili Tarki Farzad, Moghimi Morvarid, BESHARAT SARA, Salehi Omran Hossein, Karimi Anita. N-acetylcysteine as adjuvant therapy for hospitalized Covid-19 patients: A single-center prospective cohort study. CASPIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE[Internet]. 2023;14(3):543-552. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/1128502/en

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Siamak Afaghi, Negin Moghimi, NASSER MALEKPOUR ALAMDARI, Fatemehsadat Rahimi, Rana Irilouzadian, Farzad Esmaeili Tarki, Morvarid Moghimi, SARA BESHARAT, Hossein Salehi Omran, and Anita Karimi, “N-acetylcysteine as adjuvant therapy for hospitalized Covid-19 patients: A single-center prospective cohort study,” CASPIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 543–552, 2023, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/1128502/en

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