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Trial reportJournal of inflammation research2025

Effect of Neutrophil Elastase Inhibitor (Sivelestat Sodium) on Oxygenation in Patients with Sepsis-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

Tiejun Wu, Tao Wang, Jinjiao Jiang, Yue Tang, Lina Zhang, Zhiming Jiang, Fen Liu, Guiqing Kong, Tingfa Zhou, Ruijin Liu and 9 more

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Trial report in Journal of inflammation research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Tiejun Wu *Department of Critical Care Medicine, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, 252004, People's Republic of China.
Tao Wang *Department of Intensive Care unit, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, 256699, People's Republic of China.
Jinjiao JiangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Provincial Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, People's Republic of China.
Yue TangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Provincial Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, People's Republic of China.
Lina ZhangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, 252004, People's Republic of China.
Zhiming JiangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250013, People's Republic of China.
Fen LiuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250013, People's Republic of China.
Guiqing KongDepartment of Intensive Care unit, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, 256699, People's Republic of China.
Tingfa ZhouDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, 276034, People's Republic of China.
Ruijin LiuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, 276034, People's Republic of China.
Haipeng GuoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, People's Republic of China.
Jie XiaoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, People's Republic of China.
Wenqing SunDepartment of Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Shandong Public Health Clinical Centre, Jinan, 250102, People's Republic of China.
Yuye LiDepartment of Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Shandong Public Health Clinical Centre, Jinan, 250102, People's Republic of China.
Yingying ZhuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Tai'an Central Hospital, Taian, 271002, People's Republic of China.
Quan LiuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Tai'an Central Hospital, Taian, 271002, People's Republic of China.
Weifeng XieDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.
Yan QuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-1166-055X
Xiaozhi WangDepartment of Intensive Care unit, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, 256699, People's Republic of China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Neutrophil elastase (NE) plays an important role in the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Sivelestat sodium, as a selective NE inhibitor, may improve the outcomes of patients with sepsis-induced ARDS in previous studies, but there is a lack of solid evidence. This trial aimed to evaluate the effect of sivelestat sodium on oxygenation in patients with sepsis-induced ARDS. Methods: We conducted a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial enrolling patients diagnosed with sepsis-induced ARDS admitted within 48 hours of the advent of symptoms. Patients were randomized in a 1:1 fashion to sivelestat or placebo. Trial drugs were administered as a 24-hour continuous intravenous infusion, for a minimum duration of 5 days and a maximum duration of 14 days. The primary outcome was the proportion of PaO Results: The study was stopped midway due to a potential between-group difference in mortality observed during the interim analysis. Overall, a total of 70 patients were randomized, of whom 34 were assigned to receive sivelestat sodium and 36 placebo. On day 5, 19/34 (55.9%) patients in the sivelestat group had PaO Conclusion: In patients with sepsis-induced ARDS, sivelestat sodium could improve oxygenation within the first five days and may be associated with decreased 28-day mortality.

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acute respiratory distress syndromeneutrophil elastaseoxygenationsepsissivelestat

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PMID40166593
PMCPMC11956702

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