Assessment of the impact of furosemide use on outcomes in patients with intra-abdominal hypertension: a retrospective cohort study from the MIMIC-IV database
摘要
This study aims to explore the effect of furosemide on the prognosis of patients with intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH).
MethodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted utilizing data extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) database. The analysis encompassed adult patients diagnosed with intra-abdominal hypertension. The exposure factor in this study was defined as the administration of furosemide during the intensive care unit (ICU) stay. The primary outcome measured was all-cause mortality at 28 days, while the secondary outcomes included all-cause mortality at 7 days, 90 days, and 180 days. Both propensity score matching (PSM) and COX multivariate regression analysis were employed to adjust for potential confounding variables.
ResultsA total of 859 critically ill patients with IAH were enrolled, with 534 receiving furosemide and 325 not. After PSM, mortality was significantly higher in the non-furosemide group across all time points (7 days: 6.7% vs. 27.3%; 28 days: 25.3% vs. 47.8%; 90 days: 30.0% vs. 50.6%; 180 days: 30.8% vs. 50.6%; all P < 0.001). Multivariate COX regression analysis identified furosemide use as a protective factor for 7-day, 28-day, 90-day, and 180-day all-cause mortality in IAH patients (7-day: HR = 0.19, 95%CI 0.11–0.34, P < 0.001; 28-day: HR = 0.35, 95%CI 0.26–0.48, P < 0.001; 90-day: HR = 0.39, 95%CI 0.29–0.52, P < 0.001; 180-day: HR = 0.40, 95%CI 0.30–0.54, P < 0.001). Subgroup analysis confirmed consistent beneficial effects across different baseline characteristics.
ConclusionFurosemide use was associated with reduced all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with IAH. Additional high-caliber prospective investigations are warranted to validate these findings.