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Effect of the administration of statins in non-cardiac critical disease
Efecto de la administración de las estatinas en la patología crítica no cardiológica
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M. Ruiz-Bailéna,ast;
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, J. Pérez-Valenzuelab, A. Ferrezuelo-Matab, R.J. Obra-Cuadrab
a Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
b Unidad de Medicina Intensiva, Servicio de Cuidados Críticos y Urgencias, Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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Administration of statins has been shown to be effective in reducing cardiovascular mortality. Their benefit could expand towards other areas of intensive medicine, it being possible to decrease mortality of the critically ill patient. There are several studies, although without a high level of evidence, that have detected a possible benefit when they are administered as well as clinical deterioration when they are discontinued, compared to those patients who had previously taken them.

Even though most of the patients who had previously taken statins did so as primary or secondary prevention, thus having greater comorbidity, overall, a decrease is detected in the mortality of these subgroups. This benefit could be generalized to all the critical conditions, although studies with a higher level of evidence are needed for their adequate comparison.

Keywords:
Statins
Critically ill patient
Sepsis
Mortality
Resumen

La administración de estatinas se ha mostrado eficaz en reducir la mortalidad cardiovascular. Su beneficio podría expandirse hacia otras áreas de la medicina intensiva, pudiendo disminuir la mortalidad del paciente críticamente enfermo. Existen diversos estudios, aunque sin un alto nivel de evidencia, en el que parece detectarse un posible beneficio en su administración, y un empeoramiento clínico con la discontinuación de estos fármacos, sobre los pacientes que previamente las tomaban.

A pesar de que la mayoría de los pacientes que tomaban previamente estatinas lo hacían como prevención primaria o secundaria, teniendo por tanto una mayor comorbilidad, en global se detecta una disminución de la mortalidad en dichos subgrupos. Este beneficio podría ser generalizado ante toda la patología crítica, aunque se requieren estudios con un mayor nivel de evidencia, para su adecuada contrastación.

Palabras clave:
Estatinas
Paciente críticamente enfermo
Sepsis
Mortalidad
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