Emergency Use of Tocilizumab in Moderate and Severe COVID‐19 Patients over the Prevaccination Stage during the Pandemic in Mexico

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Y Bernal Luna, A Esquivel Loza, JJ Garduño García
Advances in Virology, 2022Wiley Online Library
Introduction. COVID‐19 has been associated with the overactivation of the immune system;
interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) seems to have a key role, which made its moderation to be proposed as
a therapeutic blank. Tocilizumab has been used as part of treatments to modulate the
immune response to infections caused by COVID‐19. Material and Methods. An
observational, descriptive, retrospective, and transversal study was carried out in patients
diagnosed with moderate‐severe COVID‐19 who were hospitalized in the 251 General …
Introduction. COVID‐19 has been associated with the overactivation of the immune system; interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) seems to have a key role, which made its moderation to be proposed as a therapeutic blank. Tocilizumab has been used as part of treatments to modulate the immune response to infections caused by COVID‐19. Material and Methods. An observational, descriptive, retrospective, and transversal study was carried out in patients diagnosed with moderate‐severe COVID‐19 who were hospitalized in the 251 General Regional Hospital from March to December 2020. Results. A review of 700 files corresponding to hospitalized patients was carried out, and a sample of 70 patients who met the inclusion criteria proposed for this protocol was obtained. Among the comorbidities associated with the disease, it was found that hypertensive patients have a higher mortality rate: 62% died and so did 59% of those who needed invasive respiratory support. As regards admission tests, statistical significance was found for the figures of leukocytes, neutrophils, glomerular filtration rate, and PCR. Conclusion. The use of this drug benefits mainly young nonhypertensive patients with a moderate disease and preserved renal functions with no need for invasive respiratory support, regardless of other comorbidities.
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