Early HCQ Associated with 53% Decreased Risk of COVID-19 Patient Transfer To ICU

October 20, 2020

https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(20)32175-5/fulltext#%20

Early Hydroxychloroquine but not Chloroquine use reduces ICU admission in COVID-19 patients

 
Open AccessPublished:September 29, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.1460

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Highlights

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    After the global push for the use of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine there is ongoing discussion about the effectivity of these drugs.
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    Findings of this observational study provide crucial data on a potential protective effect of Hydroxychloroquine in non-ICU, hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
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    Early treatment with HCQ on the first day of admission is associated with a reduced risk of 53% in transfer to the ICU for mechanical ventilation.
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    This protective effect was not observed for Chloroquine, therefore these drugs cannot be regarded as interchangeable.

Abstract

Background

The global push for the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ) against COVID-19 resulted in an ongoing discussion about the effectivity and toxicity of these drugs. Recent studies report no effect of (H)CQ on 28 day-mortality. We investigated the effect of HCQ and CQ in hospitalized patients on the non-ICU COVID-ward.

Methods

A nationwide, observational cohort study was performed in The Netherlands. Hospitals were given the opportunity to decide independently on the use of three different COVID-19 treatment strategies: HCQ or CQ, or no treatment. We compared the outcome between these groups. The primary outcomes were 1) death on the COVID-19 ward, and 2) transfer to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Results

The analysis contained 1064 patients from 14 hospitals: 566 patients received treatment with either HCQ (n = 189) or CQ (n = 377), and 498 patients received no treatment. In a multivariate propensity matched weighted competing regression analysis, there was no significant effect of (H)CQ on mortality on the COVID-ward. HCQ however was associated with a significant decreased risk of transfer to the ICU (Hazard ratio (HR) = 0.47, 95%CI = 0.27–0.82, p = 0.008), when compared to controls. This effect was not found in the CQ group (HR = 0.80; 95%CI = 0.55–1.15, p = 0.207), and remained significant after competing risk analysis.

Conclusion

The results of this observational study demonstrate a lack of effect of (H)CQ on non-ICU mortality. However, we show that the use of HCQ – but not CQ – is associated with 53% decreased risk of transfer of COVID-19 patients from the regular ward to the ICU. Recent prospective studies have reported on 28 days all-cause mortality only, therefore additional prospective data on the early effect of HCQ in preventing transfer to the ICU is still needed.

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**Comment**

This poor drug has been scrutinized like no other – all because of severe conflicts of interest held by our public ‘authorities’. While it isn’t for everyone, and it must be utilized in a certain way, it has been shown repeatedly to work in certain populations. To ban it from use shows the underhanded way ‘authorities’ have dealt with it.

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/06/01/rebuttal-on-huge-hcq-study-in-lancet/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/08/26/hydroxychloroquine-a-morality-tale/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/06/30/dr-meryl-nass-discovers-hydroxychloroquine-experiments-were-designed-to-kill-covid-patients-how-many-were-murdered/

BTW:  The favored golden calf – the expensive yet lucrative anti-viral Remdesivir our public ‘authorities’ are cashing in on is showing itself to be a dud:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/07/02/remdesivir-for-covid-19-not-backed-by-results/

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/massive-who-study-shows-remdesivir-doesnt-lower-covid-19-mortality?  Excerpt:

The highly anticipated WHO drug trial called Solidarity found that Gilead’s COVID-19 treatment, remdesivir, had no substantial effect on a COVID-19 patient’s chances of survival. It also found that three other therapeutics were similarly ineffective.

One of those was HCQ, although it has been shown in numerous other studies that if used appropriately, will benefit patients:  

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/08/08/new-report-turkeys-use-of-hcq-early-saves-lives-fauci-should-be-in-jail/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/10/13/another-1700-cured-of-covid-using-hcq/

Dr. Zelenko, a New York doctor, has successfully treated 1,450 COVID-19 patients with a 99% success rate using a cocktail of hydroxychloroquine, Zinc Sulfate and Azithromycin:  https://techstartups.com/2020/04/21/dr-vladimir-zelenko-now-treated-1450-coronavirus-patients-2-deaths-using-hydroxychloroquine-99-99-success-rate-latest-video-interview/  Video with Zelenko in link.

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/07/20/how-a-false-hydroxychloroquine-narrative-was-created/

 

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