Systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness of treatment options against SARS-CoV-2 infection
Recommended Citation
Thoguluva Chandrasekar V, Venkatesalu B, Patel HK, Spadaccini M, Manteuffel J, and Ramesh M. Systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness of treatment options against SARS-CoV-2 infection. J Med Virol 2020.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-15-2020
Publication Title
Journal of medical virology
Abstract
Treatment options for severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) are limited with no clarity on efficacy and safety profiles. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on patients ≥18 years reporting data on therapeutic interventions in SARS-CoV-2. Primary outcome was all-cause mortality and secondary outcomes were rates of mechanical ventilation, viral clearance, adverse events, discharge, and progression to severe disease. Pooled rates and odds ratios (OR) were calculated. Twenty-nine studies with 5207 patients were included. Pooled all-cause mortality in intervention arm was 12.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 8.1%-17.4%). Mortality was significantly higher for studies using hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for intervention (OR: 1.36; 95% CI: 0.97-1.89). Adverse events were also higher in HCQ subgroup (OR: 3.88; 95% CI: 1.60-9.45). There was no difference in other secondary outcomes. There is a need for well-designed randomized clinical trials for further investigation of every therapeutic intervention for further insight into different therapeutic options.
PubMed ID
32667699
ePublication
ePub ahead of print
